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About Jeeriganuru Village

Jeeriganuru is a mid sized village in Hospet tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 401 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jeeriganuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jeeriganuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hospet
Pincode 583239
Area (hectares) 491.53 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 401
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jeeriganuru compares

By the 2011 count Jeeriganuru is the 56th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents. Its 491.53 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Jeeriganuru

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

How far is Jeeriganuru from other places

Jeeriganuru lies about 33 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Daroji, about 11 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 Jeeriganuru
Nearest railway station Daroji 11 km
Nearest town Kurikuppi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hospet 31 km
District headquarters Bellary 33 km

Villages closest to Jeeriganuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jeeriganuru village had a population of 802. That makes it the 56th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents.

Jeeriganuru village has 401 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jeeriganuru has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Jeeriganuru is 583239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jeeriganuru covers 491.53 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.

Jeeriganuru falls under Hospet tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jeeriganuru is Daroji, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Jeeriganuru.

Jeeriganuru is about 33 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jeeriganuru is in Hospet tehsil of Bellary district. Daroji is about 11 km away. Kurikuppi is about 12 km away. Hospet is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hampadevanahalli (under 2 km), Sugginahalli (2.6 km) and Hirejaiganur (2.9 km).

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

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