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About Vrithikoppa Village

Vrithikoppa is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 317 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vrithikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vrithikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577413
Area (hectares) 193.13 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 317
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vrithikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Vrithikoppa is the 103rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 193.13 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Vrithikoppa

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

Vrithikoppa lies about 79 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 9.1 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 Vrithikoppa
Nearest railway station Kanale 9.1 km
Nearest town Sāgar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 18 km
District headquarters Shimoga 79 km

Villages closest to Vrithikoppa

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 Vrithikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Vrithikoppa village had a population of 618. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Vrithikoppa village has 317 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vrithikoppa has about 950 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 Vrithikoppa is 577413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vrithikoppa covers 193.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vrithikoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vrithikoppa is Kanale, about 9.1 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 Vrithikoppa.

Vrithikoppa is about 79 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vrithikoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Kanale is about 9.1 km away. Sāgar is about 18 km away. Sorab is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bendekoppa (under 2 km), Boppagondanakoppa (under 2 km) and Byrekoppa (under 2 km).

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

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