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About Shankrikoppa Village

Shankrikoppa is a small village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 245 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankrikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankrikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577433
Area (hectares) 287.67 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 245
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankrikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Shankrikoppa is the 121st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 287.67 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shankrikoppa

Shankrikoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankrikoppa 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 Shankrikoppa from other places

Shankrikoppa lies about 70 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 35 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 Shankrikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 26 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 26 km
Nearest railway station Byadgi 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 70 km

Villages closest to Shankrikoppa

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 Shankrikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankrikoppa village had a population of 455. That makes it the 121st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Shankrikoppa village has 245 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankrikoppa has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shankrikoppa is 577433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankrikoppa covers 287.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankrikoppa falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shankrikoppa is Byadgi, about 35 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 Shankrikoppa.

Shankrikoppa is about 70 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankrikoppa is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 26 km away. Shikaripura is about 26 km away. Byadgi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yelagere (under 2 km), Chikkamagadi (2.4 km) and Sheerihalli (2.9 km).

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

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