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About Chikka Tumkur Village

Chikka Tumkur is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 469 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikka Tumkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikka Tumkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 213.86 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 469
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chikka Tumkur compares

By the 2011 count Chikka Tumkur is the 72nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 213.86 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 959.

Getting to Chikka Tumkur

Chikka Tumkur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chikka Tumkur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikka Tumkur from other places

Chikka Tumkur lies about 5.9 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dodballapur, about 2.6 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 Chikka Tumkur
Nearest railway station Dodballapur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 3.5 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 3.5 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 5.9 km

Villages closest to Chikka Tumkur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Chikka Tumkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikka Tumkur village had a population of 898. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Chikka Tumkur village has 469 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikka Tumkur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chikka Tumkur is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikka Tumkur covers 213.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikka Tumkur falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikka Tumkur is Dodballapur, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikka Tumkur.

Chikka Tumkur is about 5.9 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikka Tumkur is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dodballapur is about 2.6 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 3.5 km away. Doddaballapura is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thippapura (under 2 km), Jinkebachchahalli (1.8 km) and Alahalli (2.0 km).

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

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