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About Chandrashekarapura Village

Chandrashekarapura is a small village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 114 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrashekarapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrashekarapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577135
Area (hectares) 557.33 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 114
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrashekarapura compares

By the 2011 count Chandrashekarapura is the 198th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 557.33 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chandrashekarapura

Chandrashekarapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandrashekarapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chandrashekarapura from other places

Chandrashekarapura lies about 24 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Sakharayapatna, about 6.0 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 Chandrashekarapura
Nearest railway station Sakharayapatna 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 17 km
Nearest town Kadūr 17 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 24 km

Villages closest to Chandrashekarapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrashekarapura village had a population of 242. That makes it the 198th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Chandrashekarapura village has 114 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrashekarapura has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chandrashekarapura is 577135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrashekarapura covers 557.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandrashekarapura falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chandrashekarapura is Sakharayapatna, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance for Chandrashekarapura.

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

Chandrashekarapura is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sakharayapatna is about 6.0 km away. Kadur is about 17 km away. Kadūr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D Hosahalli (under 2 km), Hosahalli (under 2 km) and Hosahalli Kalli (under 2 km).

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

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