About Chikkerur Village

Chikkerur is one of the larger villages in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,590, made up of 3,926 males and 3,664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1018.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkerur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkerur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Haveri
Tehsil	Hirekerur
Pincode	581111
Area (hectares)	1018.25 hectares
Population	7,590
Male Population	3,926
Female Population	3,664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkerur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkerur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 1018.25 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chikkerur

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

Chikkerur lies about 32 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 28 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 Chikkerur
Tehsil headquarters	Hirekerur	12 km
Nearest town	Byādgi	25 km
Nearest railway station	Byadgi	28 km
District headquarters	Haveri	32 km

Villages closest to Chikkerur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkerur village had a population of 7,590. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Chikkerur village has 3,926 males and 3,664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkerur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chikkerur is 581111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkerur covers 1018.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikkerur falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkerur is Byadgi, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Chikkerur.

Chikkerur is about 32 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkerur is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 12 km away. Byādgi is about 25 km away. Byadgi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.