# Chikgangoor Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/chikgangoor/ Village · Channagiri, Davanagere # Chikgangoor Chikgangoor is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,857 people in 404 households**, the 43rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 1,857people (2011) - 404households - 72.6%literacy - 577218PIN code ## Chikgangoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikgangoor is 577218.** Chikgangoor falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka. - PIN code577218 - Gram panchayatChikgangoor - Community development blockChannagiri - Census village code606999 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikgangoor from nearby towns? - Channagiri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Davanagere (district HQ)35 km by road - Channagiri (nearest town)25 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 Chikgangoor? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Chikgangoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Santhibennur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channagiri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Chikgangoor known for? The main crops are **maize and arecanut**. About 52% of the 673 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Chikgangoor Of every 100 households in Chikgangoor in 2011, 83 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chikgangoor · ■ Channagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **90% Toilet within the home ****20%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **58% Tap water ****97%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **82% Use banking services ****36%** **45% Television ****55%** **60% Mobile phone ****42%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****24%** **17% Own their home ****92%** **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 Chikgangoor? ■ Chikgangoor · ■ Channagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1246** **947 Working population ****48.2%** **46.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 63.0% for women. 65% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 334 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (15%) · **■** Marginal 46 (5%) 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 Channagiri - Kagathur1,950 people - Hosahalli1,924 people - Harlipura1,897 people - Thippagondanahalli1,884 people - Durvigere1,850 people - Kempanahalli1,834 people - Komaranahalli1,802 people - Rudrapura1,795 people [All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikgangoor?577218 - How far is Chikgangoor from Davanagere?35 km by road - What is the population of Chikgangoor?1,857 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikgangoor in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikgangoor?72.6% (Census 2011)