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About Chikkakalya Village

Chikkakalya is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 402 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkakalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkakalya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562131
Area (hectares) 255.05 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 402
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkakalya compares

By the 2011 count Chikkakalya is the 73rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 255.05 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chikkakalya

Chikkakalya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkakalya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chikkakalya from other places

Chikkakalya lies about 32 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 11 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 Chikkakalya
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 5.2 km
Nearest town Māgadi 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 11 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 32 km

Villages closest to Chikkakalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkakalya village had a population of 806. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Chikkakalya village has 402 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkakalya has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Chikkakalya is 562131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkakalya covers 255.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkakalya falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkakalya is Tippasandra, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Chikkakalya.

Chikkakalya is about 32 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkakalya is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Magadi is about 5.2 km away. Māgadi is about 5.2 km away. Tippasandra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalya (under 2 km), Kalyanadevramatha (under 2 km) and Kalyani Kaval (under 2 km).

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

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