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About Kenchikoppa Village

Kenchikoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 64 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 148.55 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 64
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Kenchikoppa is the 235th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 148.55 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Kenchikoppa

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

Kenchikoppa lies about 94 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 36 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 Kenchikoppa
Nearest town Sirsi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 22 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 36 km
District headquarters Shimoga 94 km

Villages closest to Kenchikoppa

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 Kenchikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchikoppa village had a population of 131. That makes it the 235th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kenchikoppa village has 64 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchikoppa has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Kenchikoppa covers 148.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenchikoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchikoppa is Kanale, about 36 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 Kenchikoppa.

Kenchikoppa is about 94 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchikoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sirsi is about 16 km away. Sorab is about 22 km away. Kanale is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirekalagodu (1.6 km), Chikkalagodu (2.5 km) and Mangarshikoppa (4.4 km).

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

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