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- LGD code
- 607528
- Pincode
- 577429
- Post office
- Sorab
- Population
- 191
- Households
- 46
- Literacy rate
- 72.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1170 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 106
Census 2011 · in context
How Basthikoppa compares
By population, Basthikoppa ranks #224 of 306 villages in Sorab mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.8%
+3.6% vs mandal average
- Basthikoppa
- 72.8%
- Sorab mandal
- 69.2%
- Shivamogga district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,170
+186 vs mandal average
- Basthikoppa
- 1,170
- Sorab mandal
- 984
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Basthikoppa
- 4.2
- Sorab mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basthikoppa at a glance
Basthikoppa is a village of 191 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Sorab taluk, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, the 224th-largest of 306 villages in Sorab taluk. Literacy is 73%, 4 points above the taluk average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,170 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577429, served by Sorab post office; the LGD village code is 607528. The village votes in Sorab assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bangarappa. The population is estimated at 225 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chandragutti →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basthikoppa · this village | 191 | 73% | — |
| Chandraguthi · Sorab | 3,083 | 70% | — |
| Katavayi · Sorab | 1,874 | 63% | — |
| Andavalli · Sorab | 1,145 | 71% | — |
| Holemaruru · Sorab | 398 | 77% | — |
| Thoragondanakoppa · Sorab | 191 | 87% | — |
| Chandraguthi State Forest · Sorab | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basthikoppa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SORAB
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 115
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHANDRAGUTHI
- Total area (ha)
- 262.67
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.12
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Basthikoppa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Basthikoppa
- LGD code
- 607528
- Pincode
- 577429
- Post office
- Sorab
- Population (Census 2011)
- 191
- Population (projected 2026)
- 225
- Households
- 46
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1170
- Literacy rate
- 72.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sorab
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhu Bangarappa
- Block / Mandal
- Sorab
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577429
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Basthikoppa
Other villages in Sorab mandal
View all 60+ →- Anavatti
- Udri
- Kuppagadde
- Halesoraba
- Kodakani
- Chandraguthi
- Mudidoddikoppa (Mudi)
- Thathuru
- Jade
- Shakunavalli
- Heche
- Negavadi
- Telagadde
- Thalluru
- Katavayi
- Hiremagadi
- Kubaturu
- Yennekoppa
- Shigga
- Bharangi
- Ginivala
- Samanavalli
- Kamanavalli
- Nyarshi
- Gudavi
- Duguru
- Thavanandi
- Kerehalli
- Ulavi
- Thoravanda
- Kamaruru
- Hurali
- Bilagali
- Lakkavalli
- Thelagunda
- Bennigere
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)