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About Chikoppa Village

Chikoppa is a mid sized village in Yelbarga tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 654 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Yelbarga
Pincode 583236
Area (hectares) 509.57 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 654
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Chikoppa is the 70th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 509.57 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 979.

Getting to Chikoppa

Chikoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikoppa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chikoppa from other places

Chikoppa lies about 38 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 18 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 Chikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Yelbarga 4.4 km
Nearest town Gajendragarh 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 18 km
District headquarters Koppal 38 km

Villages closest to Chikoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikoppa village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 70th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Chikoppa village has 654 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikoppa has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chikoppa is 583236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikoppa covers 509.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikoppa falls under Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikoppa is Linganabandi, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Chikoppa.

Chikoppa is about 38 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikoppa is in Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district. Yelbarga is about 4.4 km away. Gajendragarh is about 9.8 km away. Linganabandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hire Waddarkal (1.9 km), Hire Wankal Kunta (1.9 km) and Yelburga (4.4 km).

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

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