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About Chikanapura Village

Chikanapura is a small village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 21 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 619 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikanapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikanapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571109
Area (hectares) 170.41 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 21
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 619
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikanapura compares

By the 2011 count Chikanapura is the 127th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 170.41 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Chikanapura

Chikanapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikanapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bheemanabeedu, Bhogganapura, Bommalapura and Bommanahalli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chikanapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikanapura village had a population of 34. That makes it the 127th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Chikanapura village has 21 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikanapura has about 619 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chikanapura is 571109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikanapura covers 170.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikanapura falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The census record for Chikanapura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikanapura.

Chikanapura is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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