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About Chikkaballekere Village

Chikkaballekere is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 624 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkaballekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkaballekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577140
Area (hectares) 586.13 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 624
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkaballekere compares

By the 2011 count Chikkaballekere is the 64th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 586.13 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chikkaballekere

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

Chikkaballekere lies about 55 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Ajjampura, 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 Chikkaballekere
Nearest railway station Ajjampura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 19 km
Nearest town Kadūr 19 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 55 km

Villages closest to Chikkaballekere

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 Chikkaballekere

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkaballekere village had a population of 1,189. That makes it the 64th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Chikkaballekere village has 624 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkaballekere has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chikkaballekere is 577140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkaballekere covers 586.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkaballekere falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkaballekere is Ajjampura, 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 Chikkaballekere.

Chikkaballekere is about 55 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkaballekere is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Ajjampura is about 15 km away. Kadur is about 19 km away. Kadūr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurukanahalli (2.4 km), Horithimmanahalli (2.7 km) and Karithimmanahalli (2.7 km).

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

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