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About Kuppagadde Village

Kuppagadde is a large village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,541, made up of 1,788 males and 1,753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1830.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuppagadde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuppagadde village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 1830.06 hectares
Population 3,541
Male Population 1,788
Female Population 1,753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuppagadde compares

By the 2011 count Kuppagadde is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 1830.06 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Kuppagadde

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

Kuppagadde lies about 78 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 32 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 Kuppagadde
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 11 km
Nearest town Hāngal 32 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 32 km
District headquarters Shimoga 78 km

Villages closest to Kuppagadde

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 Kuppagadde

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuppagadde village had a population of 3,541. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kuppagadde village has 1,788 males and 1,753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuppagadde has about 980 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 Kuppagadde is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuppagadde covers 1830.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuppagadde falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuppagadde is Kanale, about 32 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 Kuppagadde.

Kuppagadde is about 78 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuppagadde is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 11 km away. Hāngal is about 32 km away. Kanale is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosuru (2.0 km), Korakodu (2.3 km) and Haya (2.8 km).

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

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