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About Chikkamagge Village

Chikkamagge is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 309 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkamagge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkamagge village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573142
Area (hectares) 250.26 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 309
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkamagge compares

By the 2011 count Chikkamagge is the 107th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 250.26 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chikkamagge

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

Chikkamagge lies about 36 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 21 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 Chikkamagge
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 21 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 22 km
District headquarters Hassan 36 km

Villages closest to Chikkamagge

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 Chikkamagge

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkamagge village had a population of 584. That makes it the 107th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Chikkamagge village has 309 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkamagge has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chikkamagge is 573142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkamagge covers 250.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkamagge falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkamagge is Mavinakere, about 21 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 Chikkamagge.

Chikkamagge is about 36 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkamagge is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 9.4 km away. Mavinakere is about 21 km away. Holenarasipura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilavagilu (under 2 km), Doddamagge (under 2 km) and Baragur (2.4 km).

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

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