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About Chickkbennur Village

Chickkbennur is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 378 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chickkbennur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chickkbennur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577552
Area (hectares) 574.93 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 378
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chickkbennur compares

By the 2011 count Chickkbennur is the 125th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 574.93 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chickkbennur

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

Chickkbennur lies about 34 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 15 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 Chickkbennur
Nearest railway station Sasalu 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 17 km
District headquarters Davanagere 34 km

Villages closest to Chickkbennur

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 Chickkbennur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chickkbennur village had a population of 757. That makes it the 125th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Chickkbennur village has 378 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chickkbennur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Chickkbennur covers 574.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chickkbennur falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chickkbennur is Sasalu, about 15 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 Chickkbennur.

Chickkbennur is about 34 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chickkbennur is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Sasalu is about 15 km away. Channagiri is about 17 km away. Davanagere is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somanahalu (1.7 km), Gollarahalli (1.9 km) and Santhebennur (2.0 km).

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

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