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About Hesarikoppa Village

Hesarikoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 24 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hesarikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hesarikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 197.44 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 24
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hesarikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Hesarikoppa is the 250th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 197.44 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hesarikoppa

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

Hesarikoppa lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 19 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 Hesarikoppa
Nearest town Shikaripura 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 16 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 19 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Hesarikoppa

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 Hesarikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesarikoppa village had a population of 48. That makes it the 250th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hesarikoppa village has 24 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesarikoppa 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 Hesarikoppa is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hesarikoppa covers 197.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hesarikoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hesarikoppa is Adderi, about 19 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 Hesarikoppa.

Hesarikoppa is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hesarikoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikaripura is about 16 km away. Sorab is about 16 km away. Adderi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesari (under 2 km), Shadalakoppa (1.8 km) and Brahamanavadainduvalli (2.1 km).

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

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