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About Chikkanahalli Village

Chikkanahalli is a mid sized village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 554 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562123
Area (hectares) 256.1 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 554
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chikkanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Chikkanahalli is the 35th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 256.1 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, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chikkanahalli

Chikkanahalli 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 Chikkanahalli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikkanahalli from other places

Chikkanahalli lies about 21 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Bhairanayakanahalli, about under 2 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 Chikkanahalli
Nearest railway station Bhairanayakanahalli under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 9.2 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 21 km

Villages closest to Chikkanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkanahalli village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 35th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Chikkanahalli village has 554 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkanahalli has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chikkanahalli is 562123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkanahalli covers 256.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkanahalli falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkanahalli is Bhairanayakanahalli, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Chikkanahalli.

Chikkanahalli is about 21 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkanahalli is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Bhairanayakanahalli is about under 2 km away. Nelamangala is about 9.2 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkannanahalli (under 2 km), Tyagadahalli (under 2 km) and Bardi (2.0 km).

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

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