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About Chikkangala Village

Chikkangala is a large village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,284, made up of 1,132 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577548, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkangala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577548
Area (hectares) 771.07 hectares
Population 2,284
Male Population 1,132
Female Population 1,152
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkangala compares

By the 2011 count Chikkangala is the 15th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 771.07 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chikkangala

Chikkangala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkangala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikkangala from other places

Chikkangala lies about 32 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Kadur Junction, about 4.2 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 Chikkangala
Nearest railway station Kadur Junction 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 4.6 km
Nearest town Kadūr 4.6 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 32 km

Villages closest to Chikkangala

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 Chikkangala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkangala village had a population of 2,284. That makes it the 15th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Chikkangala village has 1,132 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkangala has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chikkangala is 577548. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkangala covers 771.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkangala falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkangala is Kadur Junction, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chikkangala.

Chikkangala is about 32 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkangala is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Kadur Junction is about 4.2 km away. Kadur is about 4.6 km away. Kadūr is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gollarahalli (under 2 km), Kannenahalli (1.7 km) and Govindapura (2.2 km).

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

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