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About Chakkalur Village

Chakkalur is a mid sized village in Channapatna tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 659 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakkalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakkalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Channapatna
Pincode 562108
Area (hectares) 399.48 hectares
Population 1,311
Male Population 659
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakkalur compares

By the 2011 count Chakkalur is the 58th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 399.48 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 997.

Getting to Chakkalur

Chakkalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakkalur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chakkalur from other places

Chakkalur lies about 22 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Nidaghatta, about 8.1 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 Chakkalur
Nearest railway station Nidaghatta 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Channapatna 8.4 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 22 km

Villages closest to Chakkalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakkalur village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 58th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Chakkalur village has 659 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakkalur has about 989 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Chakkalur is 562108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakkalur covers 399.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakkalur falls under Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chakkalur is Nidaghatta, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chakkalur.

Chakkalur is about 22 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakkalur is in Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district. Nidaghatta is about 8.1 km away. Channapatna is about 8.4 km away. Ramanagara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thubinakere (under 2 km), Agrahara Valagerehalli (2.2 km) and Koornagere (2.2 km).

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

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