Chikkajala

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| subdivision_name2 = Bangalore Urban

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| area_total_km2 = 2.52

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Chikkajala is a village in Bangalore Urban district of Karnataka, India.{{cite web |title=Chikkajala |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=697431 |website=2011 Census of India |publisher=Government of India |accessdate=10 December 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20171210210242/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=697431 |archivedate=10 December 2017 |url-status=live }}

History

The village has the ruins of an ancient Fort, known as Chikkajala Fort. There are also temple ruins beside the fort.{{cite web | url=https://www.whatshot.in/bangalore/3000-years-of-history-awaits-at-the-hidden-fort-of-chikkajala-near-bangalore-airport-c-24533 | title=3,000 Years of History Awaits at the Hidden Fort of Chikkajala Near Bangalore Airport! }} Hoysala king, Vishnuvardhana (1108-1152) constructed the ancient Chennaraya (Chennakeshava) temple in the village.{{cite web | url=https://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/3678-nhai-demolishing-historic-chikkajala-fort-for-road-widening-3678 | title=NHAI demolishing historic Chikkajala fort for road widening | date=31 December 2011 }}

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.{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook: Bangalore |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2918_PART_B_DCHB_BANGALORE.pdf |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |accessdate=10 December 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121213309/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2918_PART_B_DCHB_BANGALORE.pdf |archivedate=21 November 2017 |pages=446 |url-status=live}}

Photos

File:PANORAMA Chikkajala 20120908 092025.jpg

File:Chikkajala 20120908 092500.jpg

References

Category:Villages in Bengaluru Urban district