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About Hunsekoppa Village

Hunsekoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunsekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunsekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577419
Area (hectares) 116.16 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunsekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Hunsekoppa is the 258th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 116.16 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hunsekoppa

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

Hunsekoppa lies about 85 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 34 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 Hunsekoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 15 km
Nearest town Sirsi 26 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 85 km

Villages closest to Hunsekoppa

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 Hunsekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunsekoppa village had a population of 22. That makes it the 258th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hunsekoppa village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunsekoppa has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hunsekoppa is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunsekoppa covers 116.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hunsekoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunsekoppa is Kanale, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Hunsekoppa.

Hunsekoppa is about 85 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunsekoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 15 km away. Sirsi is about 26 km away. Kanale is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaddihalli (under 2 km), Haralikoppa (1.9 km) and Dyavanahalli (1.9 km).

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

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