# Chikkellur Village, Bangalore South, Bangalore (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/chikkellur/ Village · Bangalore South, Bangalore # Chikkellur Chikkellur is a village in Bangalore South sub-district of Bangalore district, Karnataka, PIN code **560060**. The 2011 Census counted **1,120 people in 252 households**, the 49th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 1,120people (2011) - 252households - 59.1%literacy - 560060PIN code ## Chikkellur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkellur is 560060.** Chikkellur falls in Bangalore South sub-district, Bangalore district, Karnataka. - PIN code560060 - Gram panchayatChunchanakuppe - Community development blockBangalore South - Census village code613006 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkellur from nearby towns? - Bangalore South (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Bangalore (district HQ)14 km by road - Bbmp (nearest town)14 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 Chikkellur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 school5–10 km · Kengeri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kengeri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R15813 - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Chikkellur known for? The main crops are **paddy, flowers and vegetables**. Products made here include medicine and bricks. About 35% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Chikkellur Of every 100 households in Chikkellur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chikkellur · ■ Bangalore South rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****34%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **26% Tap water ****36%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **35% Use banking services ****23%** **51% Television ****68%** **71% Mobile phone ****62%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****26%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****13%** **9% Own their home ****79%** **58% 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 Chikkellur? ■ Chikkellur · ■ Bangalore South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%** **75.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **935 Working population ****46.4%** **45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 49.6% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 333 (64%) · **■** Marginal 91 (18%) 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 South - Mallasandra1,190 people - Vittasandra1,184 people - Huluvenahalli1,149 people - Maragondanahalli1,133 people - Kethohalli1,101 people - Sulikere1,070 people - Byalalu1,060 people - Rachanamadu986 people [All 103 villages in Bangalore South](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkellur?560060 - How far is Chikkellur from Bangalore?14 km by road - What is the population of Chikkellur?1,120 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkellur in?Bangalore district (Bangalore South sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikkellur?59.1% (Census 2011)