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About Chimmalagi Village

Chimmalagi is a mid sized village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,606, made up of 824 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chimmalagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimmalagi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587120
Area (hectares) 650.89 hectares
Population 1,606
Male Population 824
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chimmalagi compares

By the 2011 count Chimmalagi is the 59th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 650.89 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Chimmalagi

Chimmalagi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chimmalagi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chimmalagi from other places

Chimmalagi lies about 29 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Guledgudda Road, about 20 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 Chimmalagi
Nearest town Guledagudda 10 km
Nearest railway station Guledgudda Road 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 20 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 29 km

Villages closest to Chimmalagi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badami 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 Chimmalagi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimmalagi village had a population of 1,606. That makes it the 59th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Chimmalagi village has 824 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimmalagi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Chimmalagi is 587120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chimmalagi covers 650.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chimmalagi falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chimmalagi is Guledgudda Road, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chimmalagi.

Chimmalagi is about 29 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimmalagi is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Guledagudda is about 10 km away. Guledgudda Road is about 20 km away. Badami is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malagi (under 2 km), Mangalagudda (2.3 km) and Subbalahunashi (3.5 km).

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

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