About Jowku Village

Jowku is a large village in Hospet tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,590, made up of 1,272 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1350.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jowku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jowku village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Hospet
Pincode	583222
Area (hectares)	1350.61 hectares
Population	2,590
Male Population	1,272
Female Population	1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jowku compares

By the 2011 count Jowku is the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents. Its 1350.61 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Jowku

Jowku is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jowku as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hosur, Ingaligi, Ittigi and Jambunathanahalli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Jowku

As per the Census of India 2011, Jowku village had a population of 2,590. That makes it the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents.

Jowku village has 1,272 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jowku has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Jowku is 583222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jowku covers 1350.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jowku falls under Hospet tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The census record for Jowku 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 village for Jowku.

Jowku is in Hospet tehsil of Bellary district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.