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About Chiknellur Village

Chiknellur is a small village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 225 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiknellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiknellur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 446.45 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 225
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiknellur compares

By the 2011 count Chiknellur is the 80th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 446.45 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chiknellur

Chiknellur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiknellur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chiknellur from other places

Chiknellur lies about 24 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Savanur, about 14 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 Chiknellur
Nearest town Bankāpur 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Savanur 14 km
District headquarters Haveri 24 km

Villages closest to Chiknellur

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 Chiknellur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiknellur village had a population of 419. That makes it the 80th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Chiknellur village has 225 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiknellur has about 862 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 Chiknellur is 581205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiknellur covers 446.45 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.

Chiknellur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chiknellur is Savanur, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chiknellur.

Chiknellur is about 24 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiknellur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Bankāpur is about 5.2 km away. Shiggaon is about 5.6 km away. Savanur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Motalli (under 2 km), Hanumarahalli (1.7 km) and Chakapur (2.6 km).

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

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