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About Chikkeri Village

Chikkeri is a small village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 169 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581104
Area (hectares) 353.59 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 169
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkeri compares

By the 2011 count Chikkeri is the 144th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 353.59 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chikkeri

Chikkeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkeri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikkeri from other places

Chikkeri lies about 33 km from Haveri. 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 Chikkeri
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 3.2 km
Nearest town Hāngal 3.2 km
District headquarters Haveri 33 km

Villages closest to Chikkeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkeri village had a population of 331. That makes it the 144th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Chikkeri village has 169 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkeri has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chikkeri is 581104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkeri covers 353.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkeri falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The census record for Chikkeri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chikkeri.

Chikkeri is about 33 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkeri is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Hangal is about 3.2 km away. Hāngal is about 3.2 km away. Haveri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosahalli (under 2 km), Hirekanagi (2.5 km) and Kamanhalli (2.7 km).

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

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