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About Jakkasandra Village

Jakkasandra is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 114 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakkasandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakkasandra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 117.76 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 114
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jakkasandra compares

By the 2011 count Jakkasandra is the 211th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 117.76 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jakkasandra

Jakkasandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakkasandra 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 Jakkasandra from other places

Jakkasandra lies about 10 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dodballapur, about 5.4 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 Jakkasandra
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 4.2 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Dodballapur 5.4 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 10 km

Villages closest to Jakkasandra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Jakkasandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakkasandra village had a population of 239. That makes it the 211th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Jakkasandra village has 114 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakkasandra has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jakkasandra is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakkasandra covers 117.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakkasandra falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jakkasandra is Dodballapur, about 5.4 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 Jakkasandra.

Jakkasandra is about 10 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakkasandra is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dod Ballapur is about 4.2 km away. Doddaballapura is about 4.2 km away. Dodballapur is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byadarajakkasandra (under 2 km), Menasi (under 2 km) and Aralamallige (under 2 km).

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

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