# Chikkajeni Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Chikkajeni

Chikkajeni is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **742 people in 175 households**, the 53rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 742people (2011)
- 175households
- 77.3%literacy
- 577426PIN code

## Chikkajeni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikkajeni is 577426.** Chikkajeni falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577426
- Gram panchayatChikkajeni
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607931

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chikkajeni from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)54 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)19 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 Chikkajeni?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkajeni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Nivane
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gavtoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anandapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Chikkajeni known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane and ginger**. About 17% of the 572 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Chikkajeni

Of every 100 households in Chikkajeni in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chikkajeni · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**39%

Tap water ****10%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****97%**

**83%

Television ****53%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Chikkajeni?

■ Chikkajeni · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****659**

**971

Working population ****60.4%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 69.4% for women. 66% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 389 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Hosanagara

- Mathikai766 people
- Hosanadu762 people
- Hirejeni760 people
- Kusgundi752 people
- K.Hunasavalli738 people
- Haridravati736 people
- Salageri723 people
- Yadur723 people

[All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikkajeni?577426
- How far is Chikkajeni from Shimoga?54 km by road
- What is the population of Chikkajeni?742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikkajeni in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chikkajeni?77.3% (Census 2011)