| Chikkajala | |
| Settlement Type: | Sub urban city |
| Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates: | 13.1705°N 77.6329°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bangalore Urban |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.52 |
| Population Total: | 6154 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Blank Name Sec1: | literacy rate |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 76.97 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1.26 |
Chikkajala is a village in Bangalore Urban district of Karnataka, India.[1]
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]
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.[4]