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About Cheekanahalli Village

Cheekanahalli is a mid sized village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 284 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheekanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheekanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 310.47 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 284
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Cheekanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Cheekanahalli is the 75th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 310.47 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Cheekanahalli

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

Cheekanahalli lies about 40 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 19 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 Cheekanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Belur 14 km
Nearest town Belūr 14 km
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 19 km
District headquarters Hassan 40 km

Villages closest to Cheekanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheekanahalli village had a population of 586. That makes it the 75th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Cheekanahalli village has 284 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheekanahalli has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Cheekanahalli is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheekanahalli covers 310.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Cheekanahalli falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Cheekanahalli is Sakleshpur, about 19 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 Cheekanahalli.

Cheekanahalli is about 40 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheekanahalli is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 14 km away. Belūr is about 14 km away. Sakleshpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanadur (under 2 km), Kumbarahalli (2.4 km) and Ichenahalli (2.5 km).

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

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