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About Chikkagunjal Village

Chikkagunjal is a mid sized village in Kundgol tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 788 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1054.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkagunjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkagunjal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kundgol
Pincode 581117
Area (hectares) 1054.76 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 788
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkagunjal compares

By the 2011 count Chikkagunjal is the 33rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 1054.76 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chikkagunjal

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

Chikkagunjal lies about 50 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Saunshi, about 12 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 Chikkagunjal
Nearest railway station Saunshi 12 km
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundgol 18 km
District headquarters Dharwad 50 km

Villages closest to Chikkagunjal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkagunjal village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Chikkagunjal village has 788 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkagunjal has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chikkagunjal is 581117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkagunjal covers 1054.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkagunjal falls under Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkagunjal is Saunshi, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chikkagunjal.

Chikkagunjal is about 50 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkagunjal is in Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district. Saunshi is about 12 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 14 km away. Kundgol is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiregunjal (under 2 km), Bardwad (4.7 km) and Hosahalli (6.3 km).

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

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