Karekoppa, Sorab, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karekoppa


The village Karekoppa is located in Sorab Taluk of Shivamogga District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Chittur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sorab Community Development Block. The nearest town is Siralkoppa, which is about 7 kilometers away from Karekoppa.

Travel and Communication for Karekoppa


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Karekoppa,
Shivamogga,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 577447

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karekoppa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Karekoppa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Karekoppa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Karekoppa


As per available data from the year 2009, 484 persons live in 108 house holds in the village Karekoppa. There are 245 female individuals and 239 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.62% and males constitute 49.38% of the total population.

There are 82 scheduled castes persons of which 41 are females and 41 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 16.94% of the total population.

Population density of Karekoppa is 127.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karekoppa


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Total area of Karekoppa is 379.48 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 105.08 ha. About 22.09 ha is un-irrigated area. About 82.99 ha is irrigated area. About 19.66 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 63.33 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 19.12 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 141.88 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 4.23 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 25.53 ha is culturable waste land. About 7.28 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Karekoppa


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a private pre-primary school in Barige, which is less than 5 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a government primary school in the village Karekoppa.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Chittur, which is less than 5 kms away from Karekoppa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Chittur, which is less than 5 kms away from Karekoppa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sorab, which is more than 10 kms away from Karekoppa.

Colleges in Karekoppa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Shiralakappa, which is 5-10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Shimoga, which is more than 10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Shimoga, which is more than 10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Shimoga, which is more than 10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Shiralakoppa, which is 5-10 kms away from Karekoppa.

Other Educational Facilities in Karekoppa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Siralkoppa, which is 5-10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Siralkoppa, which is 5-10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Shimoga, which is more than 10 kms away from Karekoppa.

Healthcare Facilities in Karekoppa


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Karekoppa.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karekoppa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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