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About Chikadapur Village

Chikadapur is a mid sized village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,749, made up of 865 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1092.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikadapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikadapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587125
Area (hectares) 1092.11 hectares
Population 1,749
Male Population 865
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikadapur compares

By the 2011 count Chikadapur is the 34th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 1092.11 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chikadapur

Chikadapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikadapur 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 Chikadapur from other places

Chikadapur lies about 58 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 38 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 Chikadapur
Nearest town Ilkal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 17 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 38 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 58 km

Villages closest to Chikadapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikadapur village had a population of 1,749. That makes it the 34th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Chikadapur village has 865 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikadapur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chikadapur is 587125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikadapur covers 1092.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikadapur falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikadapur is Linganabandi, about 38 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 Chikadapur.

Chikadapur is about 58 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikadapur is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Ilkal is about 14 km away. Hungund is about 17 km away. Linganabandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hireadapur (2.3 km), Benakanadoni (3.3 km) and Gadisunkapur (3.7 km).

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

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