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About Devathikoppa Village

Devathikoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 228 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devathikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devathikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 147.76 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 228
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devathikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Devathikoppa is the 136th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 147.76 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Devathikoppa

Devathikoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devathikoppa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Devathikoppa from other places

Devathikoppa lies about 69 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 28 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 Devathikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 8.0 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 26 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 28 km
District headquarters Shimoga 69 km

Villages closest to Devathikoppa

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 Devathikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Devathikoppa village had a population of 450. That makes it the 136th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Devathikoppa village has 228 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devathikoppa has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

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

Devathikoppa covers 147.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devathikoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devathikoppa is Balegundi, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Devathikoppa.

Devathikoppa is about 69 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devathikoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 8.0 km away. Shikaripura is about 26 km away. Balegundi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiriyavali (under 2 km), Uraganahalli (1.9 km) and Chikkavali (2.6 km).

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

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