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About Chakapur Village

Chakapur is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,166, made up of 615 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 465.28 hectares
Population 1,166
Male Population 615
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakapur compares

By the 2011 count Chakapur is the 44th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 465.28 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chakapur

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

Chakapur lies about 26 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Savanur, about 17 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 Chakapur
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Savanur 17 km
District headquarters Haveri 26 km

Villages closest to Chakapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakapur village had a population of 1,166. That makes it the 44th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Chakapur village has 615 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakapur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Chakapur is 581205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakapur covers 465.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakapur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chakapur is Savanur, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Chakapur.

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

Chakapur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 3.2 km away. Savanur is about 17 km away. Haveri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumarahalli (2.0 km), Motalli (2.1 km) and Bisanhalli (2.4 km).

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

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