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About Chikkashivara Village

Chikkashivara is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 176 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkashivara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkashivara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 127.95 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 176
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,142
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkashivara compares

By the 2011 count Chikkashivara is the 190th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 127.95 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Chikkashivara

Chikkashivara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkashivara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikkashivara from other places

Chikkashivara lies about 21 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Byatrayanahalli, about 4.9 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 Chikkashivara
Nearest railway station Byatrayanahalli 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 5.1 km
Nearest town Mālūr 5.1 km
District headquarters Kolar 21 km

Villages closest to Chikkashivara

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 Chikkashivara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkashivara village had a population of 377. That makes it the 190th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Chikkashivara village has 176 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkashivara has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Chikkashivara is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkashivara covers 127.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkashivara falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkashivara is Byatrayanahalli, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikkashivara.

Chikkashivara is about 21 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkashivara is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Byatrayanahalli is about 4.9 km away. Malur is about 5.1 km away. Mālūr is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddakadathur (under 2 km), Vadaganahalli (under 2 km) and Doddashivara (under 2 km).

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

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