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About Jakkenahalli Village

Jakkenahalli is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 65 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakkenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakkenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 562123
Area (hectares) 75.67 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 65
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakkenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Jakkenahalli is the 238th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 75.67 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jakkenahalli

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

Jakkenahalli lies about 40 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Someshwara, about 6.4 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 Jakkenahalli
Nearest railway station Someshwara 6.4 km
Nearest town Gauribidanur 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 32 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 40 km

Villages closest to Jakkenahalli

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 Jakkenahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakkenahalli village had a population of 123. That makes it the 238th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Jakkenahalli village has 65 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakkenahalli has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jakkenahalli is 562123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakkenahalli covers 75.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jakkenahalli is Someshwara, about 6.4 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 - 10 km distance for Jakkenahalli.

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

Jakkenahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Someshwara is about 6.4 km away. Gauribidanur is about 6.4 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurubarahalli (5.0 km), Byrapura (6.2 km) and Jodi Karapura (6.2 km).

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

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