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About Chimmad Village

Chimmad is one of the larger villages in Jamkhandi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,839, made up of 5,426 males and 5,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2325.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chimmad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimmad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Jamkhandi
Pincode 587312
Area (hectares) 2325.25 hectares
Population 10,839
Male Population 5,426
Female Population 5,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chimmad compares

By the 2011 count Chimmad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,202 residents. Its 2325.25 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chimmad

Chimmad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chimmad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chimmad from other places

Chimmad lies about 68 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Chinchli, about 32 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 Chimmad
Nearest town Mahālingpur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamkhandi 21 km
Nearest railway station Chinchli 32 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 68 km

Villages closest to Chimmad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimmad village had a population of 10,839. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,202 residents.

Chimmad village has 5,426 males and 5,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimmad has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Chimmad is 587312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chimmad covers 2325.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chimmad falls under Jamkhandi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chimmad is Chinchli, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Chimmad.

Chimmad is about 68 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimmad is in Jamkhandi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Mahālingpur is about 4.1 km away. Jamkhandi is about 21 km away. Chinchli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yaragatti (4.4 km), Hosur (4.5 km) and Rabkavi (5.5 km).

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

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