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About Chikkakundur Village

Chikkakundur is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 208 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkakundur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkakundur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573137
Area (hectares) 283.19 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 208
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,168
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 Chikkakundur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkakundur is the 88th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 283.19 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1047.

Getting to Chikkakundur

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

Chikkakundur lies about 21 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Alur, about 13 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 Chikkakundur
Nearest railway station Alur 13 km
District headquarters Hassan 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 22 km

Villages closest to Chikkakundur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkakundur village had a population of 451. That makes it the 88th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Chikkakundur village has 208 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkakundur has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Chikkakundur is 573137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkakundur covers 283.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkakundur falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkakundur is Alur, about 13 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 Chikkakundur.

Chikkakundur is about 21 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkakundur is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 13 km away. Hassan is about 21 km away. Sakleshpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddakallur (5.0 km), Halliyur (6.7 km) and Hanjagodanahalli (8.4 km).

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

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