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About Chikkakogalur Village

Chikkakogalur is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 417 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkakogalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkakogalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577552
Area (hectares) 376.21 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 417
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkakogalur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkakogalur is the 117th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 376.21 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chikkakogalur

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

Chikkakogalur lies about 32 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 17 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 Chikkakogalur
Nearest railway station Sasalu 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 18 km
District headquarters Davanagere 32 km

Villages closest to Chikkakogalur

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 Chikkakogalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkakogalur village had a population of 818. That makes it the 117th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Chikkakogalur village has 417 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkakogalur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Chikkakogalur covers 376.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkakogalur falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkakogalur is Sasalu, about 17 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 Chikkakogalur.

Chikkakogalur is about 32 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkakogalur is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Sasalu is about 17 km away. Channagiri is about 18 km away. Davanagere is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gollarahalli (1.6 km), Avalaghatta (1.6 km) and Belliganodu (2.4 km).

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

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