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About Sarekoppa Village

Sarekoppa is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 435 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 804.93 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 435
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Sarekoppa is the 71st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 804.93 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Sarekoppa

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

Sarekoppa lies about 80 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 26 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 Sarekoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 26 km
Nearest town Sirsi 30 km
District headquarters Shimoga 80 km

Villages closest to Sarekoppa

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 Sarekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarekoppa village had a population of 850. That makes it the 71st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Sarekoppa village has 435 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarekoppa has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Sarekoppa covers 804.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarekoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sarekoppa is Kanale, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Sarekoppa.

Sarekoppa is about 80 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarekoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 8.1 km away. Kanale is about 26 km away. Sirsi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thyavagodu (2.0 km), Dyavagodu (2.1 km) and Kallambi (2.1 km).

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

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