About Chikkallur Village

Chikkallur is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 119 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkallur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Sakleshpur
Pincode	573137
Area (hectares)	147.18 hectares
Population	237
Male Population	119
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
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 Chikkallur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkallur is the 154th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 147.18 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Chikkallur

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

Chikkallur lies about 36 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 15 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 Chikkallur
Nearest railway station	Kadagaravalli	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakleshpur	16 km
District headquarters	Hassan	36 km

Villages closest to Chikkallur

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.

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Common questions about Chikkallur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkallur village had a population of 237. That makes it the 154th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Chikkallur village has 119 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkallur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

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

Chikkallur covers 147.18 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.

Chikkallur falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkallur is Kadagaravalli, about 15 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 Chikkallur.

Chikkallur 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.

Chikkallur is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Kadagaravalli is about 15 km away. Sakleshpur is about 16 km away. Hassan is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.