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About Chiggave Village

Chiggave is a small village in Tiptur tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 171 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiggave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiggave village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Tiptur
Pincode 572224
Area (hectares) 131.28 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 171
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiggave compares

By the 2011 count Chiggave is the 151st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 734 residents. Its 131.28 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Chiggave

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

Chiggave lies about 59 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Aralaguppe, about 8.1 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 Chiggave
Nearest railway station Aralaguppe 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiptur 14 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 14 km
District headquarters Tumkur 59 km

Villages closest to Chiggave

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiggave village had a population of 341. That makes it the 151st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 734 residents.

Chiggave village has 171 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiggave has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Chiggave is 572224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiggave covers 131.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiggave falls under Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chiggave is Aralaguppe, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance for Chiggave.

Chiggave is about 59 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiggave is in Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district. Aralaguppe is about 8.1 km away. Tiptur is about 14 km away. Tiptūr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basthihalli (under 2 km), Kuduvanaghatta (1.5 km) and Yadehalli (1.8 km).

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

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