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About Chikkamedur Village

Chikkamedur is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 78 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkamedur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkamedur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 217.27 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 78
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkamedur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkamedur is the 234th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 217.27 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Chikkamedur

Chikkamedur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkamedur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chikkamedur from other places

Chikkamedur lies about 36 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, 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 Chikkamedur
Tehsil headquarters Belur 5.5 km
Nearest town Belūr 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 36 km

Villages closest to Chikkamedur

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 Chikkamedur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkamedur village had a population of 166. That makes it the 234th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Chikkamedur village has 78 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkamedur has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Chikkamedur covers 217.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkamedur falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkamedur is Chikkamagaluru, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chikkamedur.

Chikkamedur 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.

Chikkamedur is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 5.5 km away. Belūr is about 5.5 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gabbalagodu (under 2 km), Sugalur (under 2 km) and Kabbinamane (under 2 km).

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

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