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About Kanak0ppa Village

Kanak0ppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 149 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanak0ppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanak0ppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577413
Area (hectares) 226.48 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 149
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanak0ppa compares

By the 2011 count Kanak0ppa is the 187th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 226.48 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kanak0ppa

Kanak0ppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanak0ppa 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 Kanak0ppa from other places

Kanak0ppa lies about 72 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 37 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 Kanak0ppa
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 16 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 28 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 37 km
District headquarters Shimoga 72 km

Villages closest to Kanak0ppa

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 Kanak0ppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanak0ppa village had a population of 309. That makes it the 187th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kanak0ppa village has 149 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanak0ppa has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kanak0ppa is 577413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanak0ppa covers 226.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanak0ppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanak0ppa is Balegundi, about 37 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 Kanak0ppa.

Kanak0ppa is about 72 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanak0ppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 16 km away. Shikaripura is about 28 km away. Balegundi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanukoppa (under 2 km), Chikkabburu (1.9 km) and Guduginakoppa (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanak0ppa today is likely to be higher.

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