About Kerekoppa Village

Kerekoppa is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 336 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerekoppa village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577417
Area (hectares)	255.21 hectares
Population	649
Male Population	336
Female Population	313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Kerekoppa is the 98th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 255.21 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kerekoppa

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

Kerekoppa lies about 81 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 29 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 Kerekoppa
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	10 km
Nearest town	Sirsi	29 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	29 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	81 km

Villages closest to Kerekoppa

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 Kerekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerekoppa village had a population of 649. That makes it the 98th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kerekoppa village has 336 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerekoppa has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kerekoppa is 577417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerekoppa covers 255.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerekoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerekoppa is Kanale, about 29 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 Kerekoppa.

Kerekoppa is about 81 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerekoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 10 km away. Sirsi is about 29 km away. Kanale is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.