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About Jiginahalli Village

Jiginahalli is a mid sized village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 748 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1649.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiginahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiginahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583119
Area (hectares) 1649.32 hectares
Population 1,417
Male Population 748
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jiginahalli compares

By the 2011 count Jiginahalli is the 49th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 1649.32 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 949.

Getting to Jiginahalli

Jiginahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiginahalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jiginahalli from other places

Jiginahalli lies about 46 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Swamihalli, about 7.6 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 Jiginahalli
Nearest railway station Swamihalli 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 16 km
Nearest town Sandūr 16 km
District headquarters Bellary 46 km

Villages closest to Jiginahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiginahalli village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 49th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Jiginahalli village has 748 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiginahalli has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jiginahalli is 583119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiginahalli covers 1649.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiginahalli falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jiginahalli is Swamihalli, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jiginahalli.

Jiginahalli is about 46 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiginahalli is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Swamihalli is about 7.6 km away. Sandur is about 16 km away. Sandūr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bommagatta (2.5 km), Chornur (2.7 km) and Thippanamaradi (2.8 km).

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

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