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About Basthikoppa Village

Basthikoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 88 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basthikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basthikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 262.67 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 88
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basthikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Basthikoppa is the 217th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 262.67 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Basthikoppa

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

Basthikoppa lies about 86 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 22 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 Basthikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 16 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 22 km
Nearest town Sirsi 26 km
District headquarters Shimoga 86 km

Villages closest to Basthikoppa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sorab 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 Basthikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Basthikoppa village had a population of 191. That makes it the 217th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Basthikoppa village has 88 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basthikoppa has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Basthikoppa is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basthikoppa covers 262.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basthikoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basthikoppa is Kanale, about 22 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 Basthikoppa.

Basthikoppa is about 86 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basthikoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 16 km away. Kanale is about 22 km away. Sirsi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathavai (under 2 km), Thoragondanakoppa (1.8 km) and Chandraguthi (2.2 km).

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

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