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About Chikkabilagodu Village

Chikkabilagodu is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 18 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkabilagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkabilagodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577417
Area (hectares) 40.73 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 18
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkabilagodu compares

By the 2011 count Chikkabilagodu is the 185th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 40.73 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Chikkabilagodu

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

Chikkabilagodu lies about 54 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, 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 Chikkabilagodu
Nearest railway station Balegundi 11 km
Nearest town Sāgar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 16 km
District headquarters Shimoga 54 km

Villages closest to Chikkabilagodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkabilagodu village had a population of 30. That makes it the 185th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Chikkabilagodu village has 18 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkabilagodu has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Chikkabilagodu is 577417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkabilagodu covers 40.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkabilagodu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkabilagodu is Balegundi, 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 Chikkabilagodu.

Chikkabilagodu is about 54 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkabilagodu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Balegundi is about 11 km away. Sāgar is about 13 km away. Hosanagara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilagodu (under 2 km), Hulusale Malavalli (2.3 km) and Purappe Mane (3.5 km).

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

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