About Chikkaluru Village

Chikkaluru is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 252 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkaluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkaluru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577414
Area (hectares)	362.11 hectares
Population	499
Male Population	252
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkaluru compares

By the 2011 count Chikkaluru is the 90th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 362.11 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Chikkaluru

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

Chikkaluru lies about 31 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 15 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 Chikkaluru
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirthahalli	20 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	31 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	31 km

Villages closest to Chikkaluru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkaluru village had a population of 499. That makes it the 90th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Chikkaluru village has 252 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkaluru has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Chikkaluru is 577414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkaluru covers 362.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkaluru falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkaluru is Arasalu, about 15 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 Chikkaluru.

Chikkaluru is about 31 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkaluru is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Arasalu is about 15 km away. Tirthahalli is about 20 km away. Shimoga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.