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Chikkerur

village in Karnataka, India

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ5097458 ↗
Source-derived summary

Chikkerur is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Hirekerur taluk of Haveri district in Karnataka.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Chikkerur had a population of 6820 with 3515 males and 3305 females.

Village having many archeological evidences of Sanskrit Pandits and ancient Sanskrit school to train up pupils from Mysuru palace

A renowned Veterinary Scientist Dr.Mohankumar Shettar born in this village.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Chikkerur” as village in Karnataka, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Chikkerur, village and Karnataka.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2001—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Chikkerur, village and Karnataka providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Chikkerur”, the useful work is to connect “village in Karnataka, India” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5097458. Authority coordinates are 14.533, 75.308. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Chikkerur”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Chikkerur primary sources, Chikkerur archive and Chikkerur research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Chikkerur”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Chikkerur” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.