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About Chipgi Village

Chipgi is a large village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,302, made up of 1,178 males and 1,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chipgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chipgi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581402
Area (hectares) 562.8 hectares
Population 2,302
Male Population 1,178
Female Population 1,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chipgi compares

By the 2011 count Chipgi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 562.8 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 988.

Getting to Chipgi

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

Chipgi lies about 32 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 48 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 Chipgi
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 3.2 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 32 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 48 km

Villages closest to Chipgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chipgi village had a population of 2,302. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Chipgi village has 1,178 males and 1,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chipgi has about 954 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Chipgi is 581402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chipgi covers 562.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chipgi falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chipgi is Talaguppa, about 48 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 10+ km distance for Chipgi.

Chipgi is about 32 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chipgi is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 3.2 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 32 km away. Talaguppa is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sannalli (under 2 km), Somanalli (under 2 km) and Goudalli (2.3 km).

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

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