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About Chikkabanagere Village

Chikkabanagere is a large village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,211, made up of 1,094 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1191.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkabanagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkabanagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572113
Area (hectares) 1191.14 hectares
Population 2,211
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkabanagere compares

By the 2011 count Chikkabanagere is the 27th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 1191.14 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 969.

Getting to Chikkabanagere

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

Chikkabanagere lies about 73 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, 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 Chikkabanagere
Tehsil headquarters Sira 27 km
Nearest town Sīra 27 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 40 km
District headquarters Tumkur 73 km

Villages closest to Chikkabanagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkabanagere village had a population of 2,211. That makes it the 27th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Chikkabanagere village has 1,094 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkabanagere has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Chikkabanagere is 572113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkabanagere covers 1191.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkabanagere falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkabanagere is Pavagada, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chikkabanagere.

Chikkabanagere is about 73 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkabanagere is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 27 km away. Sīra is about 27 km away. Pavagada 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 Chikka Hulikunte (2.1 km), Gandihalli (2.4 km) and Doddabanagere (3.2 km).

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

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