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About Chikkur Village

Chikkur is a large village in Mudhol tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,501, made up of 1,204 males and 1,297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1203.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Mudhol
Pincode 587122
Area (hectares) 1203.37 hectares
Population 2,501
Male Population 1,204
Female Population 1,297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkur is the 36th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 1203.37 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chikkur

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

Chikkur lies about 31 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 9.3 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 Chikkur
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mudhol 18 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 31 km

Villages closest to Chikkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkur village had a population of 2,501. That makes it the 36th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Chikkur village has 1,204 males and 1,297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkur has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chikkur is 587122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkur covers 1203.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkur falls under Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkur is Kajjidoni, about 9.3 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 - 10 km distance for Chikkur.

Chikkur is about 31 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkur is in Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district. Kajjidoni is about 9.3 km away. Mudhol is about 18 km away. Bagalkot is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machaknur (under 2 km), Bhantnur (2.4 km) and Chitrabanukoti (2.7 km).

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

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