About Chakavelu Village

Chakavelu is a large village in Bagepalli tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,422, made up of 2,191 males and 2,231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2098.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakavelu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakavelu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikkaballapura
Tehsil	Bagepalli
Pincode	563124
Area (hectares)	2098.82 hectares
Population	4,422
Male Population	2,191
Female Population	2,231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakavelu compares

By the 2011 count Chakavelu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 2098.82 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chakavelu

Chakavelu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakavelu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakavelu from other places

Chakavelu lies about 59 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Tanakallu, about 15 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 Chakavelu
Nearest railway station	Tanakallu	15 km
Nearest town	Kadiri	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bagepalli	33 km
District headquarters	Chikkaballapura	59 km

Villages closest to Chakavelu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakavelu village had a population of 4,422. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Chakavelu village has 2,191 males and 2,231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakavelu has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chakavelu is 563124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakavelu covers 2098.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakavelu falls under Bagepalli tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chakavelu is Tanakallu, about 15 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 village for Chakavelu.

Chakavelu is about 59 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakavelu is in Bagepalli tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Tanakallu is about 15 km away. Kadiri is about 32 km away. Bagepalli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.