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About Chikkumane Village

Chikkumane is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 76 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkumane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkumane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581337
Area (hectares) 186.27 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 76
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkumane compares

By the 2011 count Chikkumane is the 82nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 186.27 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 963.

Getting to Chikkumane

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

Chikkumane lies about 19 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ankola, about 36 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 Chikkumane
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 19 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Ankola 36 km

Villages closest to Chikkumane

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 Chikkumane

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkumane village had a population of 155. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chikkumane village has 76 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkumane has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chikkumane is 581337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkumane covers 186.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chikkumane is Ankola, about 36 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 km distance for Chikkumane.

Chikkumane is about 19 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkumane is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 19 km away. Yellapur is about 19 km away. Yellāpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gullapur (under 2 km), Arbail (4.3 km) and Ambagaon (5.1 km).

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

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