About Chakkur Village

Chakkur is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,848, made up of 937 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakkur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Heggadadevankote
Pincode	571125
Area (hectares)	732.47 hectares
Population	1,848
Male Population	937
Female Population	911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakkur compares

By the 2011 count Chakkur is the 33rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 732.47 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chakkur

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

Chakkur lies about 34 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 29 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 Chakkur
Tehsil headquarters	Heggadadevankote	8.5 km
Nearest town	Hunsūr	27 km
Nearest railway station	Sujatapuram	29 km
District headquarters	Mysore	34 km

Villages closest to Chakkur

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

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Common questions about Chakkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakkur village had a population of 1,848. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Chakkur village has 937 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakkur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Chakkur is 571125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakkur covers 732.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakkur falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chakkur is Sujatapuram, about 29 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 Chakkur.

Chakkur is about 34 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakkur is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 8.5 km away. Hunsūr is about 27 km away. Sujatapuram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.