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About Sannikoppa Village

Sannikoppa is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 61 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sannikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sannikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577422
Area (hectares) 64.12 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 61
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sannikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Sannikoppa is the 211th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 64.12 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Sannikoppa

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

Sannikoppa lies about 50 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 50 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 Sannikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 21 km
Nearest town Someshwar 32 km
District headquarters Shimoga 50 km
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 50 km

Villages closest to Sannikoppa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirthahalli 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 Sannikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sannikoppa village had a population of 122. That makes it the 211th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Sannikoppa village has 61 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sannikoppa has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Sannikoppa is 577422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sannikoppa covers 64.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sannikoppa falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sannikoppa is Masarahalli, about 50 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 Sannikoppa.

Sannikoppa is about 50 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sannikoppa is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 21 km away. Someshwar is about 32 km away. Shimoga is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangalakoppa (under 2 km), Aranalli (7.1 km) and Keeranakere (7.3 km).

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

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