About Arekoppa Village

Arekoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 207 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arekoppa village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577447
Area (hectares)	282.11 hectares
Population	417
Male Population	207
Female Population	210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Arekoppa is the 151st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 282.11 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Arekoppa

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

Arekoppa lies about 61 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 24 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 Arekoppa
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	13 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	18 km
Nearest railway station	Adderi	24 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	61 km

Villages closest to Arekoppa

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 Arekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Arekoppa village had a population of 417. That makes it the 151st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Arekoppa village has 207 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arekoppa has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Arekoppa covers 282.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arekoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arekoppa is Adderi, about 24 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 Arekoppa.

Arekoppa is about 61 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arekoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 13 km away. Shikaripura is about 18 km away. Adderi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.