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About Chikinala Village

Chikinala is a small village in Unguturu tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 161 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikinala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikinala village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Unguturu
Pincode 521260
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 161
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chikinala compares

By the 2011 count Chikinala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,086 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chikinala

Chikinala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chikinala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikinala from other places

Chikinala lies about 100 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Brahmanagudem, about 9.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chikinala
Nearest railway station Brahmanagudem 9.6 km
Nearest town Nidadavole 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Unguturu 24 km
District headquarters Krishna 100 km

Villages closest to Chikinala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Unguturu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chikinala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikinala village had a population of 310. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,086 residents.

Chikinala village has 161 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikinala has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chikinala is 521260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikinala covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikinala falls under Unguturu tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chikinala is Brahmanagudem, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikinala.

Chikinala is about 100 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikinala is in Unguturu tehsil of Krishna district. Brahmanagudem is about 9.6 km away. Nidadavole is about 11 km away. Unguturu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandamuru (15 km), Vellamilli (19 km) and Dontavaram (20 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chikinala today is likely to be higher.

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