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About Jayapura Village

Jayapura is a large village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,454, made up of 1,687 males and 1,767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1298.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jayapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jayapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Koppa
Pincode 577123
Area (hectares) 1298.76 hectares
Population 3,454
Male Population 1,687
Female Population 1,767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jayapura compares

By the 2011 count Jayapura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 1298.76 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Jayapura

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

Jayapura lies about 44 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 46 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 Jayapura
Tehsil headquarters Koppa 14 km
Nearest town Someshwar 35 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 44 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 46 km

Villages closest to Jayapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jayapura village had a population of 3,454. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Jayapura village has 1,687 males and 1,767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jayapura has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Jayapura is 577123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jayapura covers 1298.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jayapura falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jayapura is Chikkamagaluru, about 46 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 Jayapura.

Jayapura is about 44 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jayapura is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 14 km away. Someshwar is about 35 km away. Chikmagalur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heggadde (2.3 km), Lokanathapura (2.6 km) and Heddase (3.9 km).

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

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