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About Jalige Village

Jalige is a mid sized village in Devanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,301, made up of 675 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Devanahalli
Pincode 562110
Area (hectares) 224.71 hectares
Population 1,301
Male Population 675
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalige compares

By the 2011 count Jalige is the 27th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 224.71 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Jalige

Jalige is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalige 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalige from other places

Jalige lies about under 2 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Rajanukunte, about 6.1 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 Jalige
District headquarters Bangalore Rural under 2 km
Nearest railway station Rajanukunte 6.1 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Devanahalli 14 km

Villages closest to Jalige

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devanahalli 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 Jalige

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalige village had a population of 1,301. That makes it the 27th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Jalige village has 675 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalige has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Jalige is 562110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalige covers 224.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalige falls under Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jalige is Rajanukunte, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jalige.

Jalige is about under 2 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalige is in Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Bangalore Rural is about under 2 km away. Rajanukunte is about 6.1 km away. Doddaballapura is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamenahalli (under 2 km), Juttanahalli (1.6 km) and Bettenahalli (2.0 km).

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

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