About Byrekoppa Village

Byrekoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 210 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Byrekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Byrekoppa village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	187.64 hectares
Population	426
Male Population	210
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Byrekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Byrekoppa is the 146th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 187.64 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Byrekoppa

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

Byrekoppa lies about 79 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 9.1 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 Byrekoppa
Nearest railway station	Kanale	9.1 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	18 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	79 km

Villages closest to Byrekoppa

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.

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Common questions about Byrekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Byrekoppa village had a population of 426. That makes it the 146th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Byrekoppa village has 210 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Byrekoppa has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Byrekoppa covers 187.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Byrekoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Byrekoppa is Kanale, about 9.1 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 Byrekoppa.

Byrekoppa is about 79 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Byrekoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Kanale is about 9.1 km away. Sāgar is about 18 km away. Sorab is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.