Chikballapur is in the state of Karnataka, India.
Chikballapur is about 57 km north of Bengaluru formerly Bangalore, India. The north-south National Highway NH-7 goes through the town, functions as the Main Street of the town, and is locally known as Bengaluru-Bellary Road or BB Road.
According to the 2001 Census, the population of the town was approximately 55,000. In 2007 January, it was estimated that the population of the Greater Chikballapur Area GCA was approximately 100,000. The town provides all central place functions to be expected of a town of that size in a developing country.
