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About Chinnapura Village

Chinnapura is a small village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 198 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577550, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinnapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinnapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577550
Area (hectares) 278.52 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 198
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinnapura compares

By the 2011 count Chinnapura is the 132nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 278.52 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chinnapura

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

Chinnapura lies about 55 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Ajjampura, about 7.3 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 Chinnapura
Nearest railway station Ajjampura 7.3 km
Nearest town Birūr 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 28 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 55 km

Villages closest to Chinnapura

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 Chinnapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinnapura village had a population of 394. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Chinnapura village has 198 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinnapura has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chinnapura is 577550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinnapura covers 278.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chinnapura falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chinnapura is Ajjampura, about 7.3 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 Chinnapura.

Chinnapura 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.

Chinnapura is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Ajjampura is about 7.3 km away. Birūr is about 17 km away. Tarikere is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Southanahalli (under 2 km), Sollapur (2.1 km) and Begur (3.0 km).

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

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