It is located within 3 km of Muddenahalli (the birthplace of eminent engineer and statesman Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya).

In addition, the state government is releasing over $10 million to develop the city and expand underground sanitary systems.

Thus, it is a place where people used to use small measures to quantify the food grains in ancient times.

[citation needed] The ruler of Avathi Mallabiregowda's son Marigowda was hunting one day in Kodimanchanahalli forest.

Seeing this, ruler was elated and told his son that the strength of the rabbit is due to the valour of the region's citizenry.

As such the ruler took permission from King of Vijaynagar and built an elaborate fort and formed a city which is now known as Chickballapur.

Baichegowda, King of Mysore later attacked the fort but had to withdraw due to the valiant efforts of the Chikkaballapur citizens and aid from the Marathas.

Sri Dodda Byregowda who came to power after Baichegowda acquired the land, which was taken by Mysore king.

Sri Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba's school, university, offering free education and hospital are about 3 km from Chikkaballapur[citation needed].

S. Gollahalli Village Sri Anjaneya Swami temple is an important place to visit.

[citation needed] Ashwini N.V, mental health activist[9] and founder of Muktha Foundation, and who in 2019 launched a nationwide campaign against child sexual abuse titled 'Bhayamukth Bharath[10][11][12][13][14] Child Safety, National Priority'and travelled across all the 29 states in the country back then conducting training programmes, is a native of Chickaballapur as well[15] N. R. Narayana Murthy was born on 20 August 1946 in Sidlaghatta, a town in India's south-western state of Karnataka into a middle-class Kannada speaking Brahmin family.