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About Chikkasandi Village

Chikkasandi is a small village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 142 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkasandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkasandi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577213
Area (hectares) 280.5 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 142
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkasandi compares

By the 2011 count Chikkasandi is the 170th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 280.5 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 983.

Getting to Chikkasandi

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

Chikkasandi lies about 65 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, 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 Chikkasandi
Nearest railway station Shivani 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 16 km
District headquarters Davanagere 65 km

Villages closest to Chikkasandi

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 Chikkasandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkasandi village had a population of 307. That makes it the 170th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Chikkasandi village has 142 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkasandi has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chikkasandi is 577213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkasandi covers 280.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkasandi falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkasandi is Shivani, 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 Chikkasandi.

Chikkasandi is about 65 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkasandi is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Shivani is about 15 km away. Channagiri is about 16 km away. Davanagere is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hakkihalli (under 2 km), Megyathanahalli (under 2 km) and Nellihanklu (under 2 km).

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

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