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About Jajuru Kaval Village

Jajuru Kaval is a small village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 69 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2360.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajuru Kaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajuru Kaval village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577522
Area (hectares) 2360.81 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 69
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jajuru Kaval compares

By the 2011 count Jajuru Kaval is the 166th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 2360.81 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jajuru Kaval

Jajuru Kaval is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jajuru Kaval as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jajuru Kaval from other places

Jajuru Kaval 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 Jajuru Kaval
Nearest railway station Talaku 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 23 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 52 km

Villages closest to Jajuru Kaval

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.

Common questions about Jajuru Kaval

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajuru Kaval village had a population of 140. That makes it the 166th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Jajuru Kaval village has 69 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajuru Kaval has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Jajuru Kaval covers 2360.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jajuru Kaval falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jajuru Kaval 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jajuru Kaval.

Jajuru Kaval 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.

Jajuru Kaval 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.

The closest recorded villages are Jajur (under 2 km), Nagagondanahalli (under 2 km) and Moduru (2.7 km).

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

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