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About Chikanhalli Village

Chikanhalli is a large village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,178, made up of 1,131 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1098.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikanhalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikanhalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585219
Area (hectares) 1098.94 hectares
Population 2,178
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikanhalli compares

By the 2011 count Chikanhalli is the 46th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1098.94 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chikanhalli

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

Chikanhalli lies about 62 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 57 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 Chikanhalli
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 14 km
Nearest town Shorāpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 57 km
District headquarters Yadgir 62 km

Villages closest to Chikanhalli

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 Chikanhalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikanhalli village had a population of 2,178. That makes it the 46th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Chikanhalli village has 1,131 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikanhalli has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chikanhalli is 585219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikanhalli covers 1098.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikanhalli falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikanhalli is Thangundi, about 57 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 Chikanhalli.

Chikanhalli is about 62 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikanhalli is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 14 km away. Shorāpur is about 14 km away. Thangundi is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hebbal (2.7 km), Bachimatti (3.0 km) and Bonal (3.2 km).

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

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