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About Chikkahejjur Village

Chikkahejjur is a mid sized village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 280 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkahejjur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkahejjur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571105
Area (hectares) 605.5 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 280
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkahejjur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkahejjur is the 136th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 605.5 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chikkahejjur

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

Chikkahejjur lies about 51 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 36 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 Chikkahejjur
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 17 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 17 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 36 km
District headquarters Mysore 51 km

Villages closest to Chikkahejjur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkahejjur village had a population of 552. That makes it the 136th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Chikkahejjur village has 280 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkahejjur has about 971 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Chikkahejjur is 571105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkahejjur covers 605.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkahejjur falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkahejjur is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 36 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 Chikkahejjur.

Chikkahejjur is about 51 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkahejjur is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 17 km away. Hunsūr is about 17 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudaganur (under 2 km), Sindenahalli (under 2 km) and Doddahejjur (under 2 km).

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

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