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About Chandragiri Village

Chandragiri is a large village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,253, made up of 1,637 males and 1,616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1457.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandragiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandragiri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572112
Area (hectares) 1457.78 hectares
Population 3,253
Male Population 1,637
Female Population 1,616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandragiri compares

By the 2011 count Chandragiri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 1457.78 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chandragiri

Chandragiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandragiri as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chandragiri from other places

Chandragiri lies about 40 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Heggere, about 40 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 Chandragiri
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 15 km
District headquarters Tumkur 40 km
Nearest railway station Heggere 40 km

Villages closest to Chandragiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandragiri village had a population of 3,253. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Chandragiri village has 1,637 males and 1,616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandragiri has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Chandragiri is 572112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandragiri covers 1457.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandragiri falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chandragiri is Heggere, about 40 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandragiri.

Chandragiri is about 40 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandragiri is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 15 km away. Tumkur is about 40 km away. Heggere is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thippanahalli (under 2 km), Nagenahalli (under 2 km) and Nagenahallii (under 2 km).

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

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