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About Chikkanvangala Village

Chikkanvangala is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 402 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkanvangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkanvangala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577145
Area (hectares) 197.59 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 402
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkanvangala compares

By the 2011 count Chikkanvangala is the 75th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 197.59 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chikkanvangala

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

Chikkanvangala lies about 58 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Ajjampura, about 8.4 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 Chikkanvangala
Nearest railway station Ajjampura 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 20 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 58 km

Villages closest to Chikkanvangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkanvangala village had a population of 808. That makes it the 75th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Chikkanvangala village has 402 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkanvangala has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chikkanvangala is 577145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkanvangala covers 197.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkanvangala falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkanvangala is Ajjampura, about 8.4 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 Chikkanvangala.

Chikkanvangala is about 58 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkanvangala is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Ajjampura is about 8.4 km away. Tarikere is about 20 km away. Chikmagalur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danayakapura (under 2 km), Koppadahalli (under 2 km) and Gundasamudra (under 2 km).

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

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