Shiralakoppa is a
panchayat town in
Shikaripur
Shikaripur or Shikaripura is a major town in Shimoga district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Shikaripur taluk and is known as the land of shivasharanas.
Geography
Shikaripur is locate ...
Taluk,
Shivamogga district in the
India
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n
state of
Karnataka
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.
Geography
Shiralakoppa is located at . It has an average elevation of 595 metres (1952 feet).
Shiralakoppa is 70 km away from Shimoga and 20 km from Shikaripura.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Shiralakoppa had a population of 14,501. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Shiralakoppa has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 66%. In Shiralakoppa, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Places of interest
The historical Belligavi temple is located 2 km away from shiralakoppa.
Uduthadi, birthplace of
Akka Mahadevi, is located 4 km southerly to Siralakoppa.
References
Cities and towns in Shimoga district
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