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About Chowdikoppa Village

Chowdikoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 81 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowdikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowdikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 52.16 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 81
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chowdikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Chowdikoppa is the 227th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 52.16 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chowdikoppa

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

Chowdikoppa 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 Chowdikoppa
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 Chowdikoppa

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 Chowdikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowdikoppa village had a population of 162. That makes it the 227th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Chowdikoppa village has 81 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowdikoppa has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

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

Chowdikoppa covers 52.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chowdikoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chowdikoppa 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 Chowdikoppa.

Chowdikoppa 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.

Chowdikoppa 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bendekoppa (under 2 km), Boppagondanakoppa (under 2 km) and Byrekoppa (under 2 km).

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

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