About Chikkantapur Village

Chikkantapur is a mid sized village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,449, made up of 742 males and 707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1473.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkantapur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Sandur
Pincode	583134
Area (hectares)	1473.37 hectares
Population	1,449
Male Population	742
Female Population	707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkantapur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkantapur is the 46th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 1473.37 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chikkantapur

Chikkantapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkantapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikkantapur from other places

Chikkantapur lies about 24 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Bannihatti, about 8.4 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 Chikkantapur
Nearest railway station	Bannihatti	8.4 km
Nearest town	Kurikuppi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sandur	17 km
District headquarters	Bellary	24 km

Villages closest to Chikkantapur

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Chikkantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkantapur village had a population of 1,449. That makes it the 46th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Chikkantapur village has 742 males and 707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkantapur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chikkantapur is 583134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkantapur covers 1473.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkantapur falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkantapur is Bannihatti, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chikkantapur.

Chikkantapur is about 24 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkantapur is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Bannihatti is about 8.4 km away. Kurikuppi is about 11 km away. Sandur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.