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About Chikkanakatti Village

Chikkanakatti is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 399 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkanakatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkanakatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577523
Area (hectares) 348.32 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 399
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkanakatti compares

By the 2011 count Chikkanakatti is the 97th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 348.32 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 976.

Getting to Chikkanakatti

Chikkanakatti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chikkanakatti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chikkanakatti from other places

Chikkanakatti lies about 40 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Chikjajur Junction, about 9.6 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 Chikkanakatti
Nearest railway station Chikjajur Junction 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 15 km
Nearest town Channagiri 16 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 40 km

Villages closest to Chikkanakatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkanakatti village had a population of 783. That makes it the 97th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Chikkanakatti village has 399 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkanakatti has about 962 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Chikkanakatti is 577523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkanakatti covers 348.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkanakatti falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkanakatti is Chikjajur Junction, about 9.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikkanakatti.

Chikkanakatti is about 40 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkanakatti is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Chikjajur Junction is about 9.6 km away. Holalkere is about 15 km away. Channagiri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramagatta (1.7 km), Hireyemmiganur (2.6 km) and Kamanahalli (2.7 km).

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

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