About Jadekunte Village

Jadekunte is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 558 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jadekunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jadekunte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Challakere
Pincode	577522
Area (hectares)	670.64 hectares
Population	1,111
Male Population	558
Female Population	553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jadekunte compares

By the 2011 count Jadekunte is the 111th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 670.64 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jadekunte

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

Jadekunte lies about 33 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 15 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 Jadekunte
Nearest railway station	Somaguddu	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Challakere	18 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	33 km

Villages closest to Jadekunte

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

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Common questions about Jadekunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Jadekunte village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 111th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Jadekunte village has 558 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jadekunte has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Jadekunte is 577522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jadekunte covers 670.64 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.

Jadekunte falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jadekunte is Somaguddu, about 15 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 Jadekunte.

Jadekunte is about 33 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jadekunte is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Somaguddu is about 15 km away. Challakere is about 18 km away. Chitradurga is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.