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About Cheegatagere Village

Cheegatagere is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 823 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheegatagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheegatagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gauribidanur
Pincode 561208
Area (hectares) 428.54 hectares
Population 1,622
Male Population 823
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheegatagere compares

By the 2011 count Cheegatagere is the 44th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 428.54 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Cheegatagere

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

Cheegatagere lies about 26 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Someshwara, about 2.7 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 Cheegatagere
Nearest railway station Someshwara 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauribidanur 4.4 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 26 km

Villages closest to Cheegatagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheegatagere village had a population of 1,622. That makes it the 44th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Cheegatagere village has 823 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheegatagere has about 971 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Cheegatagere is 561208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheegatagere covers 428.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cheegatagere falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Cheegatagere is Someshwara, about 2.7 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 Cheegatagere.

Cheegatagere is about 26 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheegatagere is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Someshwara is about 2.7 km away. Gauribidanur is about 4.4 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moorumanehalli (under 2 km), Kurubarahalli (1.6 km) and Nandiganahalli (2.0 km).

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

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