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About Mulakoppa Village

Mulakoppa is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 287 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mulakoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mulakoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577428
Area (hectares) 390.92 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 287
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mulakoppa compares

By the 2011 count Mulakoppa is the 112th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 390.92 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Mulakoppa

Mulakoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mulakoppa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mulakoppa from other places

Mulakoppa lies about 61 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 32 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 Mulakoppa
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 17 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 17 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 32 km
District headquarters Shimoga 61 km

Villages closest to Mulakoppa

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 Mulakoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mulakoppa village had a population of 554. That makes it the 112th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Mulakoppa village has 287 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mulakoppa has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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

Mulakoppa covers 390.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mulakoppa falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mulakoppa is Adderi, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Mulakoppa.

Mulakoppa is about 61 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mulakoppa is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 17 km away. Shikaripura is about 17 km away. Adderi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugalikoppa (under 2 km), Mayasettikoppa (under 2 km) and Basavanandihalli (under 2 km).

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

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