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About Malakoppa Village

Malakoppa is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 225 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malakoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malakoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581347
Area (hectares) 424.97 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 225
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malakoppa compares

By the 2011 count Malakoppa is the 32nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 424.97 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Malakoppa

Malakoppa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malakoppa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malakoppa from other places

Malakoppa 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 Malakoppa
Nearest town Shiggaon 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 34 km
Nearest railway station Saunshi 37 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 63 km

Villages closest to Malakoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malakoppa village had a population of 439. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Malakoppa village has 225 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malakoppa has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Malakoppa is 581347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malakoppa covers 424.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malakoppa falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malakoppa is Saunshi, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malakoppa.

Malakoppa 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.

Malakoppa is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Shiggaon is about 22 km away. Yellapur is about 34 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 Beejanakoppa (under 2 km), Heggapur (2.4 km) and Puratbomnalli (2.4 km).

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

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