Chikkajeni observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
By population, Chikkajeni ranks #53 of 204 villages in Hosanagara mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikkajeni is a village of 742 people in 175 households (Census 2011) in Hosanagara taluk, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, the 53rd-largest of 204 villages in Hosanagara taluk. Literacy is 70%, 1 points below the taluk average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,067 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Shivamogga district centre, 53 km from B.Kanabur, the nearest town, 11 km from Kenchanalu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577418, served by Hosanagar post office; the LGD village code is 607931. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Tirthahalli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Araga Jnanendra. The population is estimated at 875 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chikkajeni →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikkajeni · this village | 742 | 70% | — |
| Hirejeni · Hosanagara | 760 | 67% | 1.8 km SE |
| Nanjavalli · Hosanagara | 714 | 74% | 4.8 km N |
| Kolavalli · Hosanagara | 429 | 81% | 4.9 km E |
| Neralamane · Tirthahalli | 322 | 79% | 6 km NE |
| Dombekoppa · Hosanagara | 315 | 76% | 6.2 km NW |
| Jamballi · Hosanagara | 538 | 59% | 6.3 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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