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About Chikkamadhure Village

Chikkamadhure is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 441 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1077.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkamadhure Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkamadhure village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577522
Area (hectares) 1077.83 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 441
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkamadhure compares

By the 2011 count Chikkamadhure is the 124th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1077.83 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chikkamadhure

Chikkamadhure is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkamadhure as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chikkamadhure from other places

Chikkamadhure lies about 22 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 5.8 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 Chikkamadhure
Nearest railway station Balenahalli 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 12 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 22 km

Villages closest to Chikkamadhure

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 Chikkamadhure

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkamadhure village had a population of 890. That makes it the 124th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Chikkamadhure village has 441 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkamadhure has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chikkamadhure is 577522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkamadhure covers 1077.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkamadhure falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkamadhure is Balenahalli, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance for Chikkamadhure.

Chikkamadhure is about 22 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkamadhure is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Balenahalli is about 5.8 km away. Challakere is about 12 km away. Chitradurga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiremadhure (under 2 km), Gowripura (2.6 km) and Obalapura Kaval (2.6 km).

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

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