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About Chikkamakoppa Village

Chikkamakoppa is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 396 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkamakoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkamakoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 235.62 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 396
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkamakoppa compares

By the 2011 count Chikkamakoppa is the 80th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 235.62 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chikkamakoppa

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

Chikkamakoppa lies about 84 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 23 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 Chikkamakoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 13 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 23 km
Nearest town Sirsi 27 km
District headquarters Shimoga 84 km

Villages closest to Chikkamakoppa

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 Chikkamakoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkamakoppa village had a population of 765. That makes it the 80th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Chikkamakoppa village has 396 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkamakoppa has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Chikkamakoppa covers 235.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkamakoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkamakoppa is Kanale, about 23 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 Chikkamakoppa.

Chikkamakoppa is about 84 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkamakoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 13 km away. Kanale is about 23 km away. Sirsi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nyarshi (2.3 km), Gunjanur (2.6 km) and Ankaravalli (2.8 km).

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

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