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About Chikkahalli Village

Chikkahalli is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,691, made up of 864 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577436
Area (hectares) 712.7 hectares
Population 1,691
Male Population 864
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkahalli compares

By the 2011 count Chikkahalli is the 72nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 712.7 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chikkahalli

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

Chikkahalli lies about 45 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, 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 Chikkahalli
Nearest railway station Talaku 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 22 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 45 km

Villages closest to Chikkahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkahalli village had a population of 1,691. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Chikkahalli village has 864 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkahalli has about 957 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Chikkahalli is 577436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkahalli covers 712.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkahalli falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkahalli is Talaku, 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 village for Chikkahalli.

Chikkahalli is about 45 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkahalli is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about 7.3 km away. Challakere is about 22 km away. Chitradurga is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirehalli (4.2 km), Bukkambudi (4.4 km) and Mannekote (5.3 km).

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

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