About Chikkavali Village

Chikkavali is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 231 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkavali village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577433
Area (hectares)	224.09 hectares
Population	476
Male Population	231
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkavali compares

By the 2011 count Chikkavali is the 128th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 224.09 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chikkavali

Chikkavali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chikkavali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chikkavali from other places

Chikkavali lies about 71 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 30 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 Chikkavali
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	7.8 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	28 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	30 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	71 km

Villages closest to Chikkavali

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 Chikkavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkavali village had a population of 476. That makes it the 128th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Chikkavali village has 231 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkavali has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chikkavali is 577433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkavali covers 224.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkavali falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkavali is Kanale, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chikkavali.

Chikkavali is about 71 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkavali is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 7.8 km away. Shikaripura is about 28 km away. Kanale is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.