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About Chikkanahalli Village

Chikkanahalli is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 178 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573102
Area (hectares) 118.65 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 178
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Chikkanahalli is the 171st largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 118.65 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chikkanahalli

Chikkanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkanahalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikkanahalli from other places

Chikkanahalli lies about 26 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 9.5 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 Chikkanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 9.5 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 13 km
District headquarters Hassan 26 km

Villages closest to Chikkanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkanahalli village had a population of 347. That makes it the 171st largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Chikkanahalli village has 178 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkanahalli has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chikkanahalli is 573102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkanahalli covers 118.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkanahalli falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkanahalli is Mavinakere, about 9.5 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 village for Chikkanahalli.

Chikkanahalli is about 26 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkanahalli is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 7.1 km away. Mavinakere is about 9.5 km away. Holenarasipura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkagavanahalli (under 2 km), Hullangala (under 2 km) and Doddagavanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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