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About Chikkathirupathy Village

Chikkathirupathy is a large village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,712, made up of 1,495 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkathirupathy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkathirupathy village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563160
Area (hectares) 432.26 hectares
Population 2,712
Male Population 1,495
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkathirupathy compares

By the 2011 count Chikkathirupathy is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 432.26 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Chikkathirupathy

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

Chikkathirupathy lies about 39 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 11 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 Chikkathirupathy
Nearest railway station Devangonthi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 14 km
Nearest town Mālūr 14 km
District headquarters Kolar 39 km

Villages closest to Chikkathirupathy

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 Chikkathirupathy

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkathirupathy village had a population of 2,712. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Chikkathirupathy village has 1,495 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkathirupathy has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Chikkathirupathy is 563160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkathirupathy covers 432.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikkathirupathy falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkathirupathy is Devangonthi, about 11 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 village for Chikkathirupathy.

Chikkathirupathy is about 39 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkathirupathy is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Devangonthi is about 11 km away. Malur is about 14 km away. Mālūr 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 Anchemuskur (under 2 km), Kalkere (under 2 km) and Bagursonnahalli (1.9 km).

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

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