# Chikkaluru Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Chikkaluru

Chikkaluru is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577414**. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 132 households**, the 92nd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 499people (2011)
- 132households
- 88.0%literacy
- 577414PIN code

## Chikkaluru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikkaluru is 577414.** Chikkaluru falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577414
- Gram panchayatThirthamuthur
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608296

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

## How far is Chikkaluru from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)86 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)18 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 Chikkaluru?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkaluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Megaravalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Chikkaluru known for?

The main crops are **cardamom**. About 36% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Chikkaluru

Of every 100 households in Chikkaluru in 2011, 88 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Chikkaluru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**79%

Use banking services ****93%**

**81%

Television ****70%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Chikkaluru?

■ Chikkaluru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**944

Working population ****44.9%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 82.8% for women. 66% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (26%) · **■** Other work 25 (11%) · **■** Marginal 28 (12%)

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 Tirthahalli

- Andagere511 people
- Alageri506 people
- Chakkodabylu503 people
- Humchadakatte503 people
- Tyananduru496 people
- Aklapura492 people
- Singanabidare490 people
- Kabase489 people

[All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikkaluru?577414
- How far is Chikkaluru from Shimoga?86 km by road
- What is the population of Chikkaluru?499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikkaluru in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chikkaluru?88.0% (Census 2011)