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About Chindigere Village

Chindigere is a small village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 64 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chindigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chindigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572117
Area (hectares) 182.26 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 64
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chindigere compares

By the 2011 count Chindigere is the 271st largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 182.26 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 981.

Getting to Chindigere

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

Chindigere lies about 30 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, 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 Chindigere
Nearest railway station Nittur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 17 km
Nearest town Kunigal 22 km
District headquarters Tumkur 30 km

Villages closest to Chindigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chindigere village had a population of 124. That makes it the 271st largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Chindigere village has 64 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chindigere has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chindigere is 572117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chindigere covers 182.26 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.

Chindigere falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chindigere is Nittur, 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 <5 km distance for Chindigere.

Chindigere is about 30 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chindigere is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Nittur is about 15 km away. Gubbi is about 17 km away. Kunigal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hindisgere (under 2 km), Kamba Sandra (under 2 km) and Hulekere (2.1 km).

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

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