About Malekoppa Village

Malekoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 156 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malekoppa village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	154.12 hectares
Population	329
Male Population	156
Female Population	173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,109
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Malekoppa is the 183rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 154.12 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Malekoppa

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

Malekoppa lies about 74 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 29 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 Malekoppa
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	29 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	31 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	74 km

Villages closest to Malekoppa

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.

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Common questions about Malekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Malekoppa village had a population of 329. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Malekoppa village has 156 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malekoppa has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Malekoppa covers 154.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malekoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malekoppa is Kanale, about 29 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 Malekoppa.

Malekoppa is about 74 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malekoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 6.5 km away. Kanale is about 29 km away. Sāgar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.