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About Chikkakalbalu Village

Chikkakalbalu is a mid sized village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 680 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkakalbalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkakalbalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562119
Area (hectares) 237.94 hectares
Population 1,406
Male Population 680
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkakalbalu compares

By the 2011 count Chikkakalbalu is the 56th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 237.94 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chikkakalbalu

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

How far is Chikkakalbalu from other places

Chikkakalbalu lies about 13 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Ketohalli, about 14 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 Chikkakalbalu
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 12 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 13 km
Nearest railway station Ketohalli 14 km

Villages closest to Chikkakalbalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkakalbalu village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 56th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Chikkakalbalu village has 680 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkakalbalu has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chikkakalbalu is 562119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkakalbalu covers 237.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkakalbalu falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkakalbalu is Ketohalli, about 14 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 village for Chikkakalbalu.

Chikkakalbalu is about 13 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkakalbalu is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Kanakapura is about 12 km away. Ramanagara is about 13 km away. Ketohalli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belaguli (1.9 km), Doddakalbalu (2.0 km) and Kottagalu (2.6 km).

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

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