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About Uplekoppa Village

Uplekoppa is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 176 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uplekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uplekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 448.31 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 176
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uplekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Uplekoppa is the 135th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 448.31 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Uplekoppa

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

Uplekoppa lies about 25 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 43 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 Uplekoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 7.1 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 25 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 43 km

Villages closest to Uplekoppa

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 Uplekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Uplekoppa village had a population of 325. That makes it the 135th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Uplekoppa village has 176 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uplekoppa has about 847 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 Uplekoppa is 581318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uplekoppa covers 448.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Uplekoppa is Mirjan, about 43 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 Uplekoppa.

Uplekoppa is about 25 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uplekoppa is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 7.1 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 25 km away. Mirjan is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angodkoppa (under 2 km), Betkoppa (under 2 km) and Devarkoppa (under 2 km).

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

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