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About Malalikoppa Village

Malalikoppa is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 263 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malalikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malalikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577447
Area (hectares) 161.18 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 263
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malalikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Malalikoppa is the 122nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 161.18 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Malalikoppa

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

Malalikoppa lies about 53 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 21 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 Malalikoppa
Nearest town Shikaripura 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 21 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 21 km
District headquarters Shimoga 53 km

Villages closest to Malalikoppa

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 Malalikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Malalikoppa village had a population of 511. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Malalikoppa village has 263 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malalikoppa has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Malalikoppa is 577447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malalikoppa covers 161.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malalikoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malalikoppa is Adderi, about 21 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 Malalikoppa.

Malalikoppa is about 53 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malalikoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikaripura is about 10 km away. Sorab is about 21 km away. Adderi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indihalli (2.1 km), Chittur (2.2 km) and Baragavalli (2.5 km).

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

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