# Chikkenahalli Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/chikkenahalli/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Chikkenahalli Chikkenahalli is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577522**. The 2011 Census counted **1,346 people in 305 households**, the 101st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,346people (2011) - 305households - 73.9%literacy - 577522PIN code ## Chikkenahalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkenahalli is 577522.** Chikkenahalli falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577522 - Gram panchayatGopanahalli - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605361 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkenahalli from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)46 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)15 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 Chikkenahalli? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkenahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Challakere - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Chikkenahalli known for? The main crops are **groundnut and jowar**. About 67% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Chikkenahalli Of every 100 households in Chikkenahalli in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikkenahalli · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **78% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **84% Tap water ****75%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **94% Use banking services ****44%** **49% Television ****27%** **32% Mobile phone ****60%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **32% Own their home ****96%** **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 Chikkenahalli? ■ Chikkenahalli · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **936 Working population ****57.6%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 67.6% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 330 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (35%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (11%) · **■** Marginal 80 (10%) 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 Challakere - Junjaragunte1,412 people - Gowdagere1,371 people - Vidupanakunte1,357 people - Rekhalagere1,356 people - Mustalagummi1,305 people - Chikkaullarti1,298 people - Sevalalnagar1,294 people - Hiremadhure1,278 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkenahalli?577522 - How far is Chikkenahalli from Chitradurga?46 km by road - What is the population of Chikkenahalli?1,346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkenahalli in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikkenahalli?73.9% (Census 2011)