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About Chigarapura Village

Chigarapura is a small village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 182 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chigarapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chigarapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563121
Area (hectares) 160.15 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 182
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chigarapura compares

By the 2011 count Chigarapura is the 251st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 160.15 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chigarapura

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

Chigarapura lies about 23 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Coromandel, about 6.3 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 Chigarapura
Nearest railway station Coromandel 6.3 km
Nearest town Robertsonpet 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 14 km
District headquarters Kolar 23 km

Villages closest to Chigarapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chigarapura village had a population of 348. That makes it the 251st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Chigarapura village has 182 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chigarapura has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Chigarapura is 563121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chigarapura covers 160.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chigarapura falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chigarapura is Coromandel, about 6.3 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 km distance for Chigarapura.

Chigarapura is about 23 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chigarapura is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Coromandel is about 6.3 km away. Robertsonpet is about 7.0 km away. Bangarapet 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 Kadiregowdanakote (under 2 km), Thippaboyenahalli (1.8 km) and Nagisettihalli (2.0 km).

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

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