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About Chikkajamburu Village

Chikkajamburu is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,429, made up of 1,820 males and 1,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 936.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkajamburu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkajamburu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577428
Area (hectares) 936.22 hectares
Population 3,429
Male Population 1,820
Female Population 1,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkajamburu compares

By the 2011 count Chikkajamburu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 936.22 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chikkajamburu

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

Chikkajamburu lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 32 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 Chikkajamburu
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 12 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 12 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 32 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Chikkajamburu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkajamburu village had a population of 3,429. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Chikkajamburu village has 1,820 males and 1,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkajamburu has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chikkajamburu is 577428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkajamburu covers 936.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkajamburu falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkajamburu is Adderi, about 32 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 Chikkajamburu.

Chikkajamburu is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkajamburu is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 12 km away. Shikaripura is about 12 km away. Adderi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakthanakoppa (under 2 km), Kodikoppa (1.7 km) and Utharanihalli (2.3 km).

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

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