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About Chickamale Village

Chickamale is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 90 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chickamale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chickamale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563137
Area (hectares) 150.51 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 90
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chickamale compares

By the 2011 count Chickamale is the 247th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 150.51 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Chickamale

Chickamale is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chickamale as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chickamale from other places

Chickamale lies about 22 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Byatrayanahalli, about 3.2 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 Chickamale
Nearest railway station Byatrayanahalli 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 10 km
Nearest town Mālūr 10 km
District headquarters Kolar 22 km

Villages closest to Chickamale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chickamale village had a population of 187. That makes it the 247th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Chickamale village has 90 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chickamale has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Chickamale is 563137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chickamale covers 150.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chickamale falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chickamale is Byatrayanahalli, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chickamale.

Chickamale is about 22 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chickamale is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Byatrayanahalli is about 3.2 km away. Malur is about 10 km away. Mālūr is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurnahosahalli (under 2 km), Doddamale (under 2 km) and Hulkur (1.7 km).

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

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