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About Chikkereyur Village

Chikkereyur is a large village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,615, made up of 1,318 males and 1,297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkereyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkereyur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571125
Area (hectares) 539.21 hectares
Population 2,615
Male Population 1,318
Female Population 1,297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkereyur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkereyur is the 19th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 539.21 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Chikkereyur

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

How far is Chikkereyur from other places

Chikkereyur lies about 33 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Ashokapuram, about 32 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 Chikkereyur
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 8.3 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 20 km
Nearest railway station Ashokapuram 32 km
District headquarters Mysore 33 km

Villages closest to Chikkereyur

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.

Common questions about Chikkereyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkereyur village had a population of 2,615. That makes it the 19th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Chikkereyur village has 1,318 males and 1,297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkereyur has about 984 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 Chikkereyur is 571125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkereyur covers 539.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkereyur falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkereyur is Ashokapuram, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Chikkereyur.

Chikkereyur is about 33 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkereyur is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 8.3 km away. Hunsūr is about 20 km away. Ashokapuram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamanahalli (under 2 km), Kunigalu (2.2 km) and K Kannenahalli (2.8 km).

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

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