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About Kankoppa Village

Kankoppa is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 97 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 158.96 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 97
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankoppa compares

By the 2011 count Kankoppa is the 170th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 158.96 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kankoppa

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

Kankoppa lies about 40 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 44 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 Kankoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 9.0 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 40 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 44 km

Villages closest to Kankoppa

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 Kankoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankoppa village had a population of 204. That makes it the 170th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kankoppa village has 97 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankoppa has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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

Kankoppa covers 158.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kankoppa is Kanale, about 44 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kankoppa.

Kankoppa is about 40 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankoppa is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 9.0 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 40 km away. Kanale is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Husri (2.4 km), Byagadde (3.0 km) and Kabbe (3.1 km).

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

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