Gonikoppal | |
Other Name: | Gonikoppa |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 12.1833°N 75.9276°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kodagu |
Governing Body: | Village Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3.26 |
Elevation M: | 850 |
Population Total: | 8306 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 571213 |
Registration Plate: | KA-12 |
Gonikoppal is a census town in the Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka.
According to 2011 census,[1] Gonikoppal had a population of 8,306. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gonikoppal has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 73%. In Gonikoppal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Gonikoppal is in Ponnampet taluk and is also the commercial hub of Kodagu district due to its proximity to Mysore District and the neighboring Kerala state.
Gonikoppal is the fastest developing town in Kodagu, after kushalnagar.
State Highway 89 and SH-90 pass through this town. The town is well connected to Mysuru, Bengaluru and its district headquarters Madikeri. Private buses connects the town with all the other towns in Kodagu district. KSRTC buses connect Gonikoppal to metropolitan cities like Bengaluru, Kochi, Mysuru, and other cities like Mangaluru, Kannur, Kozhikode, Kalpetta, Hassan and Chikkamagaluru. There is no railway station in Gonikoppal. The nearest railway station is Mysuru Junction railway station at 90 km. The nearest airport is Kannur International Airport at 70 km.
https://kodagu.nic.in/en/public-utility/gonikoppal-lsg/