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About Chikkasalavara Village

Chikkasalavara is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 67 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkasalavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkasalavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 212.05 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 67
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkasalavara compares

By the 2011 count Chikkasalavara is the 250th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 212.05 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Chikkasalavara

Chikkasalavara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikkasalavara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chikkasalavara from other places

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

Villages closest to Chikkasalavara

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 Chikkasalavara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkasalavara village had a population of 139. That makes it the 250th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Chikkasalavara village has 67 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkasalavara has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Chikkasalavara covers 212.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkasalavara falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkasalavara is Sakleshpur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chikkasalavara.

Chikkasalavara 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.

Chikkasalavara is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 14 km away. Belur is about 14 km away. Belūr 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 Bakravalli (under 2 km), Shiragura (1.5 km) and Doddasalavara (1.9 km).

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

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