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About Yennekoppa Village

Yennekoppa is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,679, made up of 848 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yennekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yennekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577413
Area (hectares) 317.66 hectares
Population 1,679
Male Population 848
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yennekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Yennekoppa is the 18th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 317.66 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Yennekoppa

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

Yennekoppa lies about 78 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 35 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 Yennekoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 22 km
Nearest town Hāngal 26 km
Nearest railway station Byadgi 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 78 km

Villages closest to Yennekoppa

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 Yennekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Yennekoppa village had a population of 1,679. That makes it the 18th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Yennekoppa village has 848 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yennekoppa has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Yennekoppa is 577413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yennekoppa covers 317.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yennekoppa falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yennekoppa is Byadgi, about 35 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 Yennekoppa.

Yennekoppa is about 78 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yennekoppa is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 22 km away. Hāngal is about 26 km away. Byadgi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamanavalli (under 2 km), Belavantanakoppa (1.9 km) and Chikkachowti (2.1 km).

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

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