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About Korakodu Village

Korakodu is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 336 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korakodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korakodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 753.89 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 336
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korakodu compares

By the 2011 count Korakodu is the 90th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 753.89 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Korakodu

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

Korakodu lies about 76 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 30 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 Korakodu
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 30 km
Nearest town Sāgar 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 76 km

Villages closest to Korakodu

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 Korakodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Korakodu village had a population of 684. That makes it the 90th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Korakodu village has 336 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korakodu has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Korakodu covers 753.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Korakodu falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Korakodu is Kanale, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Korakodu.

Korakodu is about 76 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korakodu is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 8.5 km away. Kanale is about 30 km away. Sāgar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thotlagondanakoppa (2.0 km), Kuppagadde (2.3 km) and Malekoppa (2.6 km).

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

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