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About Kalkoppa Village

Kalkoppa is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 150 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, 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 Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 108.41 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 150
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalkoppa compares

By the 2011 count Kalkoppa is the 149th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 108.41 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kalkoppa

Kalkoppa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kalkoppa 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 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 52 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 32 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 Sirsi 23 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 32 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 52 km

Villages closest to Kalkoppa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirsi 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 278. That makes it the 149th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kalkoppa village has 150 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkoppa has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kalkoppa is 581318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkoppa covers 108.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalkoppa is Kanale, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kalkoppa is about 52 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 Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 23 km away. Kanale is about 32 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhasi (under 2 km), Chikkadugli (2.3 km) and Ajjarni (3.4 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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