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About Chilkundakaval Village

Chilkundakaval is a small village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 184 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilkundakaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilkundakaval village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571116
Area (hectares) 227.62 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 184
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilkundakaval compares

By the 2011 count Chilkundakaval is the 158th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 227.62 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chilkundakaval

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

Chilkundakaval lies about 49 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 25 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 Chilkundakaval
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 12 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 12 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 25 km
District headquarters Mysore 49 km

Villages closest to Chilkundakaval

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 Chilkundakaval

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilkundakaval village had a population of 368. That makes it the 158th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Chilkundakaval village has 184 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilkundakaval has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chilkundakaval is 571116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilkundakaval covers 227.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chilkundakaval falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chilkundakaval is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 25 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 Chilkundakaval.

Chilkundakaval is about 49 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilkundakaval is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 12 km away. Hunsūr is about 12 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilkunda (under 2 km), Atthikuppe (2.3 km) and Habbanakuppe (2.5 km).

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

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