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About Chikkapura Village

Chikkapura is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 244 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 102.93 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 244
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkapura compares

By the 2011 count Chikkapura is the 162nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 102.93 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 966.

Getting to Chikkapura

Chikkapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chikkapura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikkapura from other places

Chikkapura lies about 30 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Malur, about 4.2 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 Chikkapura
Nearest railway station Malur 4.2 km
Nearest town Mālūr 4.4 km
District headquarters Kolar 30 km

Villages closest to Chikkapura

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 Chikkapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkapura village had a population of 470. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Chikkapura village has 244 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkapura has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

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

Chikkapura covers 102.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkapura falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkapura is Malur, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chikkapura.

Chikkapura is about 30 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkapura is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Malur is about 4.2 km away. Mālūr is about 4.4 km away. Kolar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chokkapura (under 2 km), Huralagere (under 2 km) and Upavasapura (under 2 km).

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

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