# Chikkajala Village, Bangalore North, Bangalore (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-north/chikkajala/ Village · Bangalore North, Bangalore # Chikkajala Chikkajala is a village in Bangalore North sub-district of Bangalore district, Karnataka, PIN code **562157**. The 2011 Census counted **6,154 people in 1,640 households**, the 7th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 6,154people (2011) - 1,640households - 85.4%literacy - 562157PIN code ## Chikkajala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkajala is 562157.** Chikkajala falls in Bangalore North sub-district, Bangalore district, Karnataka. - PIN code562157 - Gram panchayatChikkajala - Community development blockBangalore North - Census village code612897 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkajala from nearby towns? - Bangalore North (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bangalore (district HQ)10 km by road - Bbmp (nearest town)10 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 Chikkajala? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkajala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yelahanka - ○Degree college5–10 km · =R15715 - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · =R15715 - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Chikkajala known for? The main crops are **ragi, vegetables and flowers**. Products made here include bricks and medicine. About 61% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Chikkajala Of every 100 households in Chikkajala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chikkajala · ■ Bangalore North rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****90%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **20% Tap water ****90%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **33% Use banking services ****67%** **52% Television ****71%** **76% Mobile phone ****84%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****38%** **60% 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 Chikkajala? ■ Chikkajala · ■ Bangalore North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****795** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013** **940 Working population ****42.0%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 78.5% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (1%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,269 (88%) · **■** Marginal 178 (7%) 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 Bangalore North - Kachohalli8,347 people - Hesaraghatta8,166 people - Machohalli6,468 people - Siddanahosahalli6,165 people - Kadabagere5,235 people - Heggadadevanapura4,820 people - Dasanapura4,551 people - Adakamaranahalli4,137 people [All 199 villages in Bangalore North](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkajala?562157 - How far is Chikkajala from Bangalore?10 km by road - What is the population of Chikkajala?6,154 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkajala in?Bangalore district (Bangalore North sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikkajala?85.4% (Census 2011)