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About Chikkanargund Village

Chikkanargund is a large village in Nargund tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,279, made up of 2,188 males and 2,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1910.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkanargund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkanargund village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Nargund
Pincode 582207
Area (hectares) 1910.58 hectares
Population 4,279
Male Population 2,188
Female Population 2,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkanargund compares

By the 2011 count Chikkanargund is the 4th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 1910.58 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chikkanargund

Chikkanargund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkanargund 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikkanargund from other places

Chikkanargund lies about 42 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Mallapur, about 25 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 Chikkanargund
Tehsil headquarters Nargund under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mallapur 25 km
District headquarters Gadag 42 km

Villages closest to Chikkanargund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkanargund village had a population of 4,279. That makes it the 4th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Chikkanargund village has 2,188 males and 2,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkanargund has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chikkanargund is 582207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkanargund covers 1910.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkanargund falls under Nargund tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkanargund is Mallapur, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Chikkanargund.

Chikkanargund is about 42 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkanargund is in Nargund tehsil of Gadag district. Nargund is about under 2 km away. Mallapur is about 25 km away. Gadag is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nargund (under 2 km), Peth (under 2 km) and Somapur (under 2 km).

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

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