About Chigule Village

Chigule is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 358 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2328.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chigule Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chigule village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Khanapur
Pincode	591121
Area (hectares)	2328.36 hectares
Population	690
Male Population	358
Female Population	332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chigule compares

By the 2011 count Chigule is the 111th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 2328.36 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chigule

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

Chigule lies about 34 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Desur, about 31 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 Chigule
Nearest railway station	Desur	31 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	34 km
Nearest town	Belagavi	34 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanapur	34 km

Villages closest to Chigule

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

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Common questions about Chigule

As per the Census of India 2011, Chigule village had a population of 690. That makes it the 111th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Chigule village has 358 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chigule has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chigule is 591121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chigule covers 2328.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chigule falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chigule is Desur, about 31 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 Chigule.

Chigule is about 34 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chigule is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Desur is about 31 km away. Belgaum is about 34 km away. Belagavi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.