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About Jakanur Village

Jakanur is a small village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 149 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,282 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587201
Area (hectares) 154.21 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 149
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,282
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakanur compares

By the 2011 count Jakanur is the 142nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 154.21 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Jakanur

Jakanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakanur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jakanur from other places

Jakanur lies about 40 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Jakanur, about under 2 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 Jakanur
Nearest railway station Jakanur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 9.4 km
Nearest town Bādāmi 9.4 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 40 km

Villages closest to Jakanur

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 Jakanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakanur village had a population of 340. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Jakanur village has 149 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakanur has about 1282 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Jakanur is 587201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakanur covers 154.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakanur falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jakanur is Jakanur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Jakanur.

Jakanur is about 40 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakanur is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Jakanur is about under 2 km away. Badami is about 9.4 km away. Bādāmi is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alur S K (under 2 km), Bedarabudihal (under 2 km) and Budihal (under 2 km).

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

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