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About Kattekoppa Village

Kattekoppa is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 34 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577422
Area (hectares) 125.03 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 34
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kattekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Kattekoppa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 125.03 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kattekoppa

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

Kattekoppa lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 42 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 Kattekoppa
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 13 km
Nearest town Someshwar 20 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 42 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Kattekoppa

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 Kattekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattekoppa village had a population of 63. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Kattekoppa village has 34 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattekoppa has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

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

Kattekoppa covers 125.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kattekoppa falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kattekoppa is Arasalu, about 42 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 Kattekoppa.

Kattekoppa is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattekoppa is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 13 km away. Someshwar is about 20 km away. Arasalu is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shettigalakoppa (3.0 km), Lakkunda (3.8 km) and Megaravalli (4.7 km).

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

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