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About Kop Village

Kop is a mid sized village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 354 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kop village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581346
Area (hectares) 257.95 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 354
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kop compares

By the 2011 count Kop is the 35th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 257.95 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kop

Kop is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kop as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kop from other places

Kop lies about 63 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Saunshi, about 37 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 Kop
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 4.5 km
Nearest town Shiggaon 22 km
Nearest railway station Saunshi 37 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 63 km

Villages closest to Kop

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kop village had a population of 716. That makes it the 35th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Kop village has 354 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kop has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kop is 581346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kop covers 257.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kop falls under Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kop is Saunshi, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kop.

Kop is about 63 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kop is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mundgod is about 4.5 km away. Shiggaon is about 22 km away. Saunshi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bommarshikoppa (under 2 km), Kalkoppa (under 2 km) and Kyadgikop (under 2 km).

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

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