About Balekoppa Village

Balekoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3, made up of 1 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balekoppa village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577433
Area (hectares)	85.65 hectares
Population	3
Male Population	1
Female Population	2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	2,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Balekoppa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 85.65 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Balekoppa

Balekoppa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balekoppa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Balekoppa from other places

Balekoppa lies about 74 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 37 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 Balekoppa
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	14 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	30 km
Nearest railway station	Balegundi	37 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	74 km

Villages closest to Balekoppa

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 Balekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Balekoppa village had a population of 3. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Balekoppa village has 1 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balekoppa has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Balekoppa is 577433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balekoppa covers 85.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balekoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balekoppa is Balegundi, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance for Balekoppa.

Balekoppa 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.

Balekoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 14 km away. Shikaripura is about 30 km away. Balegundi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.