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About Chakenahalli Village

Chakenahalli is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 290 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572142
Area (hectares) 254.53 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 290
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Chakenahalli is the 122nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 254.53 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Chakenahalli

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

Chakenahalli lies about 47 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Yediyur, about under 2 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 Chakenahalli
Nearest railway station Yediyur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 18 km
District headquarters Tumkur 47 km

Villages closest to Chakenahalli

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 Chakenahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakenahalli village had a population of 570. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Chakenahalli village has 290 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakenahalli has about 966 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 Chakenahalli is 572142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakenahalli covers 254.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakenahalli falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chakenahalli is Yediyur, about under 2 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 Chakenahalli.

Chakenahalli is about 47 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakenahalli is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Yediyur is about under 2 km away. Kunigal is about 18 km away. Tumkur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yediyur (under 2 km), Jaladagere (under 2 km) and Ragihalli (2.4 km).

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

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