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About Chikkabbigere Village

Chikkabbigere is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 354 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkabbigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkabbigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577552
Area (hectares) 142.35 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 354
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkabbigere compares

By the 2011 count Chikkabbigere is the 132nd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 142.35 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chikkabbigere

Chikkabbigere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikkabbigere as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chikkabbigere from other places

Chikkabbigere lies about 33 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 9.3 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 Chikkabbigere
Nearest railway station Sasalu 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 21 km
District headquarters Davanagere 33 km

Villages closest to Chikkabbigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkabbigere village had a population of 685. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Chikkabbigere village has 354 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkabbigere has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chikkabbigere is 577552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkabbigere covers 142.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkabbigere falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkabbigere is Sasalu, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikkabbigere.

Chikkabbigere is about 33 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkabbigere is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Sasalu is about 9.3 km away. Channagiri is about 21 km away. Davanagere is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddabbigere (2.2 km), Thopenahalli (3.0 km) and Siddanamatha (3.1 km).

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

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