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About Jaknal Village

Jaknal is a mid sized village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 311 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaknal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaknal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585326
Area (hectares) 311.63 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 311
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaknal compares

By the 2011 count Jaknal is the 128th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 311.63 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Jaknal

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

Jaknal lies about 40 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalnagar, about 35 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 Jaknal
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 9.6 km
Nearest town Deglur 32 km
Nearest railway station Kamalnagar 35 km
District headquarters Bidar 40 km

Villages closest to Jaknal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaknal village had a population of 599. That makes it the 128th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Jaknal village has 311 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaknal has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Jaknal is 585326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaknal covers 311.63 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.

Jaknal falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jaknal is Kamalnagar, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Jaknal.

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

Jaknal is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Aurad is about 9.6 km away. Deglur is about 32 km away. Kamalnagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandiyal (under 2 km), Nagmarpalli (1.6 km) and Itgiyal (1.7 km).

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

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