# Chikkati Village, Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/chikkati/ Village · Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar # Chikkati Chikkati is a village in Gundlupet sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571109**. The 2011 Census counted **2,612 people in 559 households**, the 22nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 2,612people (2011) - 559households - 59.6%literacy - 571109PIN code ## Chikkati PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkati is 571109.** Chikkati falls in Gundlupet sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code571109 - Gram panchayatChikkati - Community development blockGundlupet - Census village code619448 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkati from nearby towns? - Gundlupet (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ)52 km by road - Nanjangud (nearest town)16 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 Chikkati? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Begur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nanjangud - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Begur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Chikkati known for? The main crops are **cotton and ragi**. Products made here include castor oil. About 83% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Chikkati Of every 100 households in Chikkati in 2011, 84 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikkati · ■ Gundlupet rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **80% Toilet within the home ****5%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****78%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **79% Use banking services ****17%** **41% Television ****37%** **38% Mobile phone ****41%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Chikkati? ■ Chikkati · ■ Gundlupet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **973 Working population ****50.5%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 50.5% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 276 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 259 (20%) · **■** Marginal 695 (53%) 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 Gundlupet - Baragi2,995 people - Berambadi2,982 people - Kannegala2,884 people - Raghavapura2,802 people - Shivapura2,593 people - Hirikati2,466 people - Bachahalli2,465 people - Kaggala2,417 people [All 158 villages in Gundlupet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkati?571109 - How far is Chikkati from Chamarajanagar?52 km by road - What is the population of Chikkati?2,612 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkati in?Chamarajanagar district (Gundlupet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikkati?59.6% (Census 2011)