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About Jalageri Village

Jalageri is a mid sized village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,871, made up of 975 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1255.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalageri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalageri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587206
Area (hectares) 1255.29 hectares
Population 1,871
Male Population 975
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalageri compares

By the 2011 count Jalageri is the 47th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 1255.29 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Jalageri

Jalageri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalageri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalageri from other places

Jalageri lies about 18 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Hire Shellikeri, about 4.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jalageri
Nearest railway station Hire Shellikeri 4.8 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 25 km

Villages closest to Jalageri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badami tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jalageri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalageri village had a population of 1,871. That makes it the 47th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Jalageri village has 975 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalageri has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Jalageri is 587206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalageri covers 1255.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalageri falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jalageri is Hire Shellikeri, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jalageri.

Jalageri is about 18 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalageri is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hire Shellikeri is about 4.8 km away. Bagalkot is about 18 km away. Badami is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganganabudihal (2.3 km), Yaragoppa Inam (4.0 km) and Kalabandakeri (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jalageri today is likely to be higher.

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