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About Chokkarabande Village

Chokkarabande is a small village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 178 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chokkarabande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokkarabande village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563113
Area (hectares) 142.36 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 178
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chokkarabande compares

By the 2011 count Chokkarabande is the 240th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 142.36 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chokkarabande

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

Chokkarabande lies about 36 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Marikuppam, about 8.0 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 Chokkarabande
Nearest railway station Marikuppam 8.0 km
Nearest town Robertsonpet 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 20 km
District headquarters Kolar 36 km

Villages closest to Chokkarabande

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 Chokkarabande

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokkarabande village had a population of 370. That makes it the 240th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Chokkarabande village has 178 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokkarabande has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Chokkarabande is 563113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chokkarabande covers 142.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chokkarabande falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chokkarabande is Marikuppam, about 8.0 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 Chokkarabande.

Chokkarabande is about 36 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokkarabande is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Marikuppam is about 8.0 km away. Robertsonpet is about 10 km away. Bangarapet is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kururu (2.0 km), Allikallu (2.0 km) and Neelagirihalli (2.6 km).

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

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