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About Manchikoppa Village

Manchikoppa is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,415, made up of 1,222 males and 1,193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manchikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manchikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577428
Area (hectares) 514.81 hectares
Population 2,415
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manchikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Manchikoppa is the 15th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 514.81 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Manchikoppa

Manchikoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manchikoppa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manchikoppa from other places

Manchikoppa lies about 59 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 31 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Manchikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 15 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 15 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 31 km
District headquarters Shimoga 59 km

Villages closest to Manchikoppa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikarpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Manchikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Manchikoppa village had a population of 2,415. That makes it the 15th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Manchikoppa village has 1,222 males and 1,193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manchikoppa has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Manchikoppa is 577428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manchikoppa covers 514.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manchikoppa falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Manchikoppa is Adderi, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Manchikoppa.

Manchikoppa is about 59 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manchikoppa is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 15 km away. Shikaripura is about 15 km away. Adderi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hakkali (under 2 km), Mulakoppa (1.9 km) and Mugalikoppa (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Manchikoppa today is likely to be higher.

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