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About Chikkamavathur Village

Chikkamavathur is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 580 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 956.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkamavathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkamavathur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572160
Area (hectares) 956.16 hectares
Population 1,118
Male Population 580
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkamavathur compares

By the 2011 count Chikkamavathur is the 40th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 956.16 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1033.

Getting to Chikkamavathur

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

Chikkamavathur lies about 49 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kunigal, about 14 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 Chikkamavathur
Nearest railway station Kunigal 14 km
District headquarters Tumkur 49 km

Villages closest to Chikkamavathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkamavathur village had a population of 1,118. That makes it the 40th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Chikkamavathur village has 580 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkamavathur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Chikkamavathur is 572160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkamavathur covers 956.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkamavathur falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkamavathur is Kunigal, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chikkamavathur.

Chikkamavathur is about 49 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkamavathur is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Kunigal is about 14 km away. Tumkur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddamavathur (under 2 km), Madappanahalli (1.8 km) and Nagathihalli (2.7 km).

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

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