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About Chikkole Village

Chikkole is a mid sized village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 300 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkole Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkole village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 464.08 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 300
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkole compares

By the 2011 count Chikkole is the 72nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 464.08 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Chikkole

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

Chikkole lies about 26 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 18 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 Chikkole
Tehsil headquarters Belur 5.7 km
Nearest town Belūr 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Balupete 18 km
District headquarters Hassan 26 km

Villages closest to Chikkole

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 Chikkole

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkole village had a population of 603. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Chikkole village has 300 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkole has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Chikkole covers 464.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkole falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkole is Balupete, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chikkole.

Chikkole is about 26 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkole is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 5.7 km away. Belūr is about 5.7 km away. Balupete is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirikole (under 2 km), Kogilamane (under 2 km) and Chammadevanahalli (1.7 km).

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

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