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About Kichavadi Village

Kichavadi is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 320 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kichavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kichavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572123
Area (hectares) 609.95 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 320
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kichavadi compares

By the 2011 count Kichavadi is the 98th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 609.95 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kichavadi

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

Kichavadi lies about 54 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kunigal, about 17 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 Kichavadi
Nearest railway station Kunigal 17 km
District headquarters Tumkur 54 km

Villages closest to Kichavadi

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 Kichavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kichavadi village had a population of 682. That makes it the 98th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Kichavadi village has 320 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kichavadi has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kichavadi is 572123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kichavadi covers 609.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kichavadi falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kichavadi is Kunigal, about 17 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 Kichavadi.

Kichavadi is about 54 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kichavadi is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Kunigal is about 17 km away. Tumkur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pavasandra (under 2 km), Lakshmipura (1.8 km) and Madagonahalli (1.8 km).

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

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