Chikkajala

Village in Karnataka, India

13°10′14″N 77°37′58″E / 13.170457°N 77.632883°E / 13.170457; 77.632883Country

IndiaStateKarnatakaDistrictBangalore UrbanArea

• Total2.52 km² (0.97 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total6,154 • Density2,400/km² (6,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationKA-50literacy rate76.97Sex ratio1.26

Chikkajala is a village in Bangalore Urban district of Karnataka, India.^[1]

History

The village has the ruins of an ancient Fort, known as Chikkajala Fort. There are also temple ruins beside the fort.^[2] Hoysala king, Vishnuvardhana (1108-1152) constructed the ancient Chennaraya (Chennakeshava) temple in the village.^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chikkajala had a population of 6,154 and a total area of 2.52 km². Males and females constituted 55.72 per cent and 44.28 per cent respectively of the population. Literacy at that time was 76.97 per cent. People classified as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under India's system of positive discrimination accounted for 25.33 per cent and 3.67 per cent respectively of the population.^[1]^[4]

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References

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^ ^a ^b "Chikkajala". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ "3,000 Years of History Awaits at the Hidden Fort of Chikkajala Near Bangalore Airport!".
^ "NHAI demolishing historic Chikkajala fort for road widening". 31 December 2011.
^ "District Census Handbook: Bangalore" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. p. 446. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.