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About Chikbendigeri Village

Chikbendigeri is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 558 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikbendigeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikbendigeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 134.02 hectares
Population 1,050
Male Population 558
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikbendigeri compares

By the 2011 count Chikbendigeri is the 54th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 134.02 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chikbendigeri

Chikbendigeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikbendigeri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chikbendigeri from other places

Chikbendigeri lies about 37 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Gudageri, 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 Chikbendigeri
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 10 km
Nearest railway station Gudageri 15 km
District headquarters Haveri 37 km

Villages closest to Chikbendigeri

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 Chikbendigeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikbendigeri village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 54th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Chikbendigeri village has 558 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikbendigeri has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

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

Chikbendigeri covers 134.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikbendigeri falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikbendigeri is Gudageri, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Chikbendigeri.

Chikbendigeri is about 37 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikbendigeri is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 10 km away. Gudageri is about 15 km away. Haveri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwalakoppa (under 2 km), Surapgatti (under 2 km) and Hirebendigeri (1.9 km).

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

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