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About Thavarekoppa Village

Thavarekoppa is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 138 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thavarekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thavarekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 186.46 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 138
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thavarekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Thavarekoppa is the 196th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 186.46 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Thavarekoppa

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

Thavarekoppa lies about 64 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 23 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 Thavarekoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 8.9 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 22 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 23 km
District headquarters Shimoga 64 km

Villages closest to Thavarekoppa

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 Thavarekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Thavarekoppa village had a population of 264. That makes it the 196th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Thavarekoppa village has 138 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thavarekoppa has about 913 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 Thavarekoppa is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thavarekoppa covers 186.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thavarekoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thavarekoppa is Balegundi, about 23 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 Thavarekoppa.

Thavarekoppa is about 64 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thavarekoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 8.9 km away. Shikaripura is about 22 km away. Balegundi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yalavalli (under 2 km), Mavali (under 2 km) and Haruru (1.7 km).

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

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