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About Chikkagula Village

Chikkagula is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,630, made up of 808 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkagula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkagula village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572137
Area (hectares) 574.1 hectares
Population 1,630
Male Population 808
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkagula compares

By the 2011 count Chikkagula is the 46th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 574.1 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Chikkagula

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

Chikkagula lies about 40 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Mallasandra, about 38 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 Chikkagula
Tehsil headquarters Sira 9.9 km
Nearest town Sīra 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Mallasandra 38 km
District headquarters Tumkur 40 km

Villages closest to Chikkagula

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 Chikkagula

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkagula village had a population of 1,630. That makes it the 46th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Chikkagula village has 808 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkagula has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Chikkagula is 572137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkagula covers 574.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkagula falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkagula is Mallasandra, about 38 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 Chikkagula.

Chikkagula 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.

Chikkagula is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 9.9 km away. Sīra is about 9.9 km away. Mallasandra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratnasandra (2.4 km), Devagondanahalli (2.7 km) and Doddagula (2.9 km).

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

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