About Chikkadagodu Village

Chikkadagodu is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 614 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkadagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkadagodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	240.33 hectares
Population	1,204
Male Population	614
Female Population	590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkadagodu compares

By the 2011 count Chikkadagodu is the 38th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 240.33 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chikkadagodu

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

Chikkadagodu lies about 77 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 37 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 Chikkadagodu
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	20 km
Nearest town	Hāngal	28 km
Nearest railway station	Byadgi	37 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	77 km

Villages closest to Chikkadagodu

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

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Common questions about Chikkadagodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkadagodu village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 38th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Chikkadagodu village has 614 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkadagodu has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chikkadagodu is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkadagodu covers 240.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkadagodu falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkadagodu is Byadgi, about 37 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 Chikkadagodu.

Chikkadagodu is about 77 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkadagodu is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 20 km away. Hāngal is about 28 km away. Byadgi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.