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About Jirgyal Village

Jirgyal is a small village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 176 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirgyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirgyal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585411
Area (hectares) 180.74 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 176
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirgyal compares

By the 2011 count Jirgyal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 180.74 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 962.

Getting to Jirgyal

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

How far is Jirgyal from other places

Jirgyal lies about 50 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 16 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 Jirgyal
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 14 km
Nearest town Bhālki 14 km
Nearest railway station Kalagapura 16 km
District headquarters Bidar 50 km

Villages closest to Jirgyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirgyal village had a population of 316. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Jirgyal village has 176 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirgyal has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jirgyal is 585411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirgyal covers 180.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jirgyal falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jirgyal is Kalagapura, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jirgyal.

Jirgyal is about 50 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirgyal is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Bhalki is about 14 km away. Bhālki is about 14 km away. Kalagapura 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 Wagalgaon (under 2 km), Khudawandpur (2.8 km) and Nardasangam (3.3 km).

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

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