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About Chikkalagodu Village

Chikkalagodu is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 162 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkalagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkalagodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 461.03 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 162
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkalagodu compares

By the 2011 count Chikkalagodu is the 188th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 461.03 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chikkalagodu

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

Chikkalagodu lies about 93 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 33 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 Chikkalagodu
Nearest town Sirsi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 21 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 33 km
District headquarters Shimoga 93 km

Villages closest to Chikkalagodu

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.

Common questions about Chikkalagodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkalagodu village had a population of 308. That makes it the 188th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Chikkalagodu village has 162 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkalagodu has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Chikkalagodu covers 461.03 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.

Chikkalagodu falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkalagodu is Kanale, about 33 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 Chikkalagodu.

Chikkalagodu is about 93 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkalagodu is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sirsi is about 17 km away. Sorab is about 21 km away. Kanale is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirekalagodu (under 2 km), Mangarshikoppa (1.9 km) and Kenchikoppa (2.5 km).

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

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