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About Jalage Village

Jalage is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 464 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalage Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalage village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591131
Area (hectares) 208.96 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 464
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalage compares

By the 2011 count Jalage is the 76th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 208.96 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jalage

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

Jalage lies about 25 km from Belgaum. 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 Jalage
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 4.0 km
District headquarters Belgaum 25 km
Nearest town Belagavi 25 km

Villages closest to Jalage

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalage village had a population of 911. That makes it the 76th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Jalage village has 464 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalage has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Jalage is 591131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalage covers 208.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalage falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The census record for Jalage notes the nearest railway station 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 Jalage.

Jalage is about 25 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalage is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 4.0 km away. Belgaum is about 25 km away. Belagavi 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 Kuppatagiri (1.6 km), Balogi (1.7 km) and Karalga (2.0 km).

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

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