Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura # Cheegatagere Cheegatagere is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code 561208. The 2011 Census counted 1,622 people in 394 households, the 44th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,622 people (2011) - 394 households - 57.3% literacy - 561208 PIN code ## Cheegatagere PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Cheegatagere is 561208. Cheegatagere falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code 561208 - Gram panchayat Hirebidanur - Community development block Gauribidanur - Census village code 623268 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Cheegatagere from nearby towns? - Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ) 34 km by road - Gauribidanur (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Cheegatagere? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Cheegatagere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gauribidanur - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Gauribidanur - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Gauribidanur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Cheegatagere known for? The main crops are ragi. About 46% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Cheegatagere Of every 100 households in Cheegatagere in 2011, 82 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Cheegatagere · ■ Gauribidanur rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 88% - Toilet within the home 14% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 52% 77% - Tap water 26% 71% - Drinking water within premises 1% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 87% - Use banking services 49% 52% - Television 50% 42% - Mobile phone 36% 39% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 27% 29% - Own their home 93% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Cheegatagere? ■ Cheegatagere · ■ Gauribidanur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.3% 67.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 757 955 - Working population 62.5% 55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 49.6% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 327 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 528 (52%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 134 (13%) · ■ Marginal 21 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gauribidanur - Taridalu 1,718 people - Chandanadur 1,711 people - Manivala 1,661 people - Gedare 1,637 people - Kachamachanahalli 1,603 people - Kurubarahalli 1,587 people - Gundlahalli 1,561 people - Kamaganahalli 1,560 people All 238 villages in Gauribidanur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cheegatagere? 561208 - How far is Cheegatagere from Chikkaballapur? 34 km by road - What is the population of Cheegatagere? 1,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cheegatagere in? Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Cheegatagere? 57.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/cheegatagere/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.