# Kenchikoppa Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kenchikoppa

Kenchikoppa is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 22 households**, the 242nd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 131people (2011)
- 22households
- 79.1%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Kenchikoppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kenchikoppa is 577429.** Kenchikoppa falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatHarishi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607501

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kenchikoppa from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)130 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kenchikoppa?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kenchikoppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Edur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banavasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kenchikoppa known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 19% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kenchikoppa

Of every 100 households in Kenchikoppa in 2011, 91 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kenchikoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****91%**

**69%

Television ****54%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kenchikoppa?

■ Kenchikoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**973

Working population ****31.3%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 80.7% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (7%) · **■** Other work 4 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sorab

- Halasinakoppa153 people
- Brahmanavadadodderi139 people
- Hirale134 people
- Kamalapura133 people
- Shadalakoppa130 people
- Kanukoppa123 people
- Avalagodu120 people
- Kelaginakiragunasi115 people

[All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenchikoppa?577429
- How far is Kenchikoppa from Shimoga?130 km by road
- What is the population of Kenchikoppa?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenchikoppa in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kenchikoppa?79.1% (Census 2011)