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About Chigirhal Village

Chigirhal is a mid sized village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 588 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chigirhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chigirhal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585216
Area (hectares) 316.77 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 588
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chigirhal compares

By the 2011 count Chigirhal is the 107th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 316.77 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chigirhal

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

Chigirhal lies about 56 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 50 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 Chigirhal
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 13 km
Nearest town Shorāpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 50 km
District headquarters Yadgir 56 km

Villages closest to Chigirhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chigirhal village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 107th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Chigirhal village has 588 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chigirhal has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chigirhal is 585216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chigirhal covers 316.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chigirhal falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chigirhal is Thangundi, about 50 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 Chigirhal.

Chigirhal is about 56 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chigirhal is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 13 km away. Shorāpur is about 13 km away. Thangundi is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mavinmatti (2.1 km), Heggandoddi (2.9 km) and Tippanatgi (2.9 km).

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

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