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About Koppa Village

Koppa is a large village in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,832, made up of 1,918 males and 1,914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9700.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Bhatkal
Pincode 581320
Area (hectares) 9700.67 hectares
Population 3,832
Male Population 1,918
Female Population 1,914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Koppa compares

By the 2011 count Koppa is the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 9700.67 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Koppa

Koppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koppa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koppa from other places

Koppa lies about 68 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Chitrapur, about 2.8 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 Koppa
Nearest railway station Chitrapur 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatkal 7.3 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 68 km

Villages closest to Koppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koppa village had a population of 3,832. That makes it the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Koppa village has 1,918 males and 1,914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koppa has about 998 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Koppa is 581320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koppa covers 9700.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koppa falls under Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Koppa is Chitrapur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Koppa.

Koppa is about 68 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koppa is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Chitrapur is about 2.8 km away. Bhatkal is about 7.3 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirali (4.0 km), Venkatapura (4.8 km) and Kaikini (5.5 km).

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

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