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About Shettigalakoppa Village

Shettigalakoppa is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 154 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shettigalakoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shettigalakoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577432
Area (hectares) 354.95 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 154
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shettigalakoppa compares

By the 2011 count Shettigalakoppa is the 149th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 354.95 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Shettigalakoppa

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

Shettigalakoppa lies about 54 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 41 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 Shettigalakoppa
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 10 km
Nearest town Someshwar 21 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 41 km
District headquarters Shimoga 54 km

Villages closest to Shettigalakoppa

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 Shettigalakoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shettigalakoppa village had a population of 312. That makes it the 149th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Shettigalakoppa village has 154 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shettigalakoppa has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Shettigalakoppa is 577432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shettigalakoppa covers 354.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shettigalakoppa falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shettigalakoppa is Arasalu, about 41 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 Shettigalakoppa.

Shettigalakoppa is about 54 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shettigalakoppa is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 10 km away. Someshwar is about 21 km away. Arasalu is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakkunda (under 2 km), Kattekoppa (3.0 km) and Kodlu (3.4 km).

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

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