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About Chikkahomma Village

Chikkahomma is a large village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,241, made up of 1,131 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkahomma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkahomma village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571316
Area (hectares) 791.99 hectares
Population 2,241
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chikkahomma compares

By the 2011 count Chikkahomma is the 54th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 791.99 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 979.

Getting to Chikkahomma

Chikkahomma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkahomma 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikkahomma from other places

Chikkahomma lies about 42 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Badanaguppe, about 5.8 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 Chikkahomma
Nearest railway station Badanaguppe 5.8 km
Nearest town Chamrajnagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 26 km
District headquarters Mysore 42 km

Villages closest to Chikkahomma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkahomma village had a population of 2,241. That makes it the 54th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Chikkahomma village has 1,131 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkahomma has about 981 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Chikkahomma is 571316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkahomma covers 791.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkahomma falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkahomma is Badanaguppe, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chikkahomma.

Chikkahomma is about 42 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkahomma is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Badanaguppe is about 5.8 km away. Chamrajnagar is about 12 km away. Nanjangud is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddahomma (under 2 km), Dasanooru (1.8 km) and Thoravalli (3.0 km).

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

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