# Chikkilur Village, Kollegal, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/kollegal/chikkilur/ Village · Kollegal, Chamarajanagar # Chikkilur Chikkilur is a village in Kollegal sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571440**. The 2011 Census counted **3,495 people in 813 households**, the 28th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 3,495people (2011) - 813households - 63.4%literacy - 571440PIN code ## Chikkilur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkilur is 571440.** Chikkilur falls in Kollegal sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code571440 - Gram panchayatChikkilur - Community development blockKollegal - Census village code619818 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkilur from nearby towns? - Kollegal (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ)56 km by road - Kollegal (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 Chikkilur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkilur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Kollegal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kollegal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kollegal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Chikkilur known for? The main crops are **ragi**. About 77% of the 3,089 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,170 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 Chikkilur Of every 100 households in Chikkilur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikkilur · ■ Kollegal rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **86% Toilet within the home ****22%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **80% Tap water ****60%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **89% Use banking services ****31%** **23% Television ****53%** **45% Mobile phone ****63%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **25% Own their home ****91%** **91% 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 Chikkilur? ■ Chikkilur · ■ Kollegal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090** **950 Working population ****51.2%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 59.1% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 573 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 728 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 175 (10%) · **■** Marginal 310 (17%) 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 Kollegal - Minya3,905 people - Changadarahalli3,769 people - P.G.Palya3,736 people - Ponnachi3,523 people - Mangala3,466 people - Singanallur3,430 people - Kannur3,225 people - Ellemala3,180 people [All 139 villages in Kollegal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/kollegal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkilur?571440 - How far is Chikkilur from Chamarajanagar?56 km by road - What is the population of Chikkilur?3,495 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkilur in?Chamarajanagar district (Kollegal sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikkilur?63.4% (Census 2011)