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About Nellikoppa Village

Nellikoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 23 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577433
Area (hectares) 209.73 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 23
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nellikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Nellikoppa is the 251st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 209.73 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Nellikoppa

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

Nellikoppa lies about 75 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, 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 Nellikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 19 km
Nearest town Hāngal 29 km
Nearest railway station Byadgi 37 km
District headquarters Shimoga 75 km

Villages closest to Nellikoppa

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 Nellikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellikoppa village had a population of 45. That makes it the 251st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Nellikoppa village has 23 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellikoppa has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Nellikoppa covers 209.73 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.

Nellikoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nellikoppa is Byadgi, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nellikoppa.

Nellikoppa is about 75 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellikoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 19 km away. Hāngal is about 29 km away. Byadgi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkadagodu (under 2 km), Negavadi (2.0 km) and Tevarteppa (2.0 km).

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

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