About Jajur Village

Jajur is a large village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,674, made up of 2,333 males and 2,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1528.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Challakere
Pincode	577522
Area (hectares)	1528.03 hectares
Population	4,674
Male Population	2,333
Female Population	2,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jajur compares

By the 2011 count Jajur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1528.03 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jajur

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

Jajur lies about 52 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, about 20 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 Jajur
Nearest railway station	Talaku	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Challakere	23 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	52 km

Villages closest to Jajur

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 Jajur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajur village had a population of 4,674. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Jajur village has 2,333 males and 2,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Jajur covers 1528.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jajur falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jajur is Talaku, about 20 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 Jajur.

Jajur is about 52 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajur is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about 20 km away. Challakere is about 23 km away. Chitradurga is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.