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About Chikkotti Village

Chikkotti is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 216 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1030.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkotti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkotti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581347
Area (hectares) 1030.55 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 216
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkotti compares

By the 2011 count Chikkotti is the 33rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 1030.55 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chikkotti

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

Chikkotti lies about 37 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, 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 Chikkotti
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 14 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 14 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 37 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 48 km

Villages closest to Chikkotti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkotti village had a population of 427. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chikkotti village has 216 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkotti has about 977 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Chikkotti is 581347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkotti covers 1030.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkotti falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikkotti is Ambewadi, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chikkotti.

Chikkotti is about 37 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkotti is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 14 km away. Yellāpur is about 14 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasalmane (under 2 km), Kampli (2.3 km) and Hasanagi (3.7 km).

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

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