About Chikkalkur Village

Chikkalkur is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 449 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkalkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkalkur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Arsikere
Pincode	573126
Area (hectares)	359.7 hectares
Population	887
Male Population	449
Female Population	438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkalkur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkalkur is the 81st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 359.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Chikkalkur

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

Chikkalkur lies about 53 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Adihalli, about 14 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 Chikkalkur
Nearest railway station	Adihalli	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arsikere	15 km
District headquarters	Hassan	53 km

Villages closest to Chikkalkur

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

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Common questions about Chikkalkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkalkur village had a population of 887. That makes it the 81st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Chikkalkur village has 449 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkalkur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Chikkalkur is 573126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkalkur covers 359.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkalkur falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkalkur is Adihalli, about 14 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 Chikkalkur.

Chikkalkur is about 53 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkalkur is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Adihalli is about 14 km away. Arsikere is about 15 km away. Hassan is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.