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About Chinniga Village

Chinniga is a mid sized village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 615 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinniga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinniga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577132
Area (hectares) 303.22 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 615
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinniga compares

By the 2011 count Chinniga is the 30th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 303.22 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Chinniga

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

Chinniga lies about 29 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 17 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 Chinniga
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 17 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 29 km

Villages closest to Chinniga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinniga village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 30th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Chinniga village has 615 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinniga has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Chinniga is 577132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinniga covers 303.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chinniga falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chinniga is Sakleshpur, about 17 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 Chinniga.

Chinniga is about 29 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinniga is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 8.6 km away. Sakleshpur is about 17 km away. Chikmagalur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are G Agrahara (under 2 km), Gonibeedu (1.7 km) and Bettadamane (1.8 km).

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

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