# Chikanal Village, Hungund, Bagalkot (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hungund, Bagalkot 

# Chikanal

Chikanal is a village in Hungund sub-district of Bagalkot district, Karnataka, PIN code **587202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,203 people in 382 households**, the 21st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 2,203people (2011)
- 382households
- 58.9%literacy
- 587202PIN code

## Chikanal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikanal is 587202.** Chikanal falls in Hungund sub-district, Bagalkot district, Karnataka.

- PIN code587202
- Gram panchayatChikanal
- Community development blockHungund
- Census village code598897

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chikanal from nearby towns?

- Hungund (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Bagalkot (district HQ)53 km by road
- Hungund (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chikanal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikanal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gudur Sc
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hungund
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hungund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chikanal known for?

The main crops are **jowar, cotton and wheat**. About 50% of the 860 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chikanal

Of every 100 households in Chikanal in 2011, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikanal · ■ Hungund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****83%**

**67%

Television ****14%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chikanal?

■ Chikanal · ■ Hungund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**937

Working population ****50.1%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 45.2% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 379 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (25%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (5%) · **■** Marginal 375 (34%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hungund

- Dhannur2,314 people
- Hiremagi2,300 people
- Muradi2,291 people
- Marol2,233 people
- Chittaragi2,196 people
- Belgal2,048 people
- Iddalgi2,025 people
- Maratgeri1,982 people

[All 159 villages in Hungund](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bagalkot/hungund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikanal?587202
- How far is Chikanal from Bagalkot?53 km by road
- What is the population of Chikanal?2,203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikanal in?Bagalkot district (Hungund sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chikanal?58.9% (Census 2011)