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About Jeelakunte Village

Jeelakunte is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,095, made up of 532 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jeelakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jeelakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gauribidanur
Pincode 561228
Area (hectares) 465.17 hectares
Population 1,095
Male Population 532
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jeelakunte compares

By the 2011 count Jeelakunte is the 76th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 465.17 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jeelakunte

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

How far is Jeelakunte from other places

Jeelakunte lies about 36 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Devarapalli, about 8.8 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 Jeelakunte
Nearest railway station Devarapalli 8.8 km
Nearest town Hindupur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauribidanur 16 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 36 km

Villages closest to Jeelakunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jeelakunte village had a population of 1,095. That makes it the 76th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Jeelakunte village has 532 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jeelakunte has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Jeelakunte is 561228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jeelakunte covers 465.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jeelakunte falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jeelakunte is Devarapalli, about 8.8 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 village for Jeelakunte.

Jeelakunte is about 36 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jeelakunte is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Devarapalli is about 8.8 km away. Hindupur is about 15 km away. Gauribidanur 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 Mudalodu (under 2 km), Maripadagu (1.5 km) and Sadarlahalli (2.7 km).

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

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