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About Kalkoppa Village

Kalkoppa is a mid sized village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 351 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581346
Area (hectares) 541.85 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 351
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkoppa compares

By the 2011 count Kalkoppa is the 38th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 541.85 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kalkoppa

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

Kalkoppa 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 Kalkoppa
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 Kalkoppa

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 Kalkoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkoppa village had a population of 673. That makes it the 38th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Kalkoppa village has 351 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkoppa has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Kalkoppa covers 541.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalkoppa 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalkoppa.

Kalkoppa 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.

Kalkoppa 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), Kop (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 Kalkoppa today is likely to be higher.

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