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About Jakkanahalli Village

Jakkanahalli is a small village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 190 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577539, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakkanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakkanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577539
Area (hectares) 255.51 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 190
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jakkanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Jakkanahalli is the 136th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 255.51 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 976.

Getting to Jakkanahalli

Jakkanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jakkanahalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakkanahalli from other places

Jakkanahalli lies about 44 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 2.9 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 Jakkanahalli
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 16 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 18 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 44 km

Villages closest to Jakkanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakkanahalli village had a population of 379. That makes it the 136th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Jakkanahalli village has 190 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakkanahalli has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Jakkanahalli is 577539. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakkanahalli covers 255.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakkanahalli falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jakkanahalli is Arabaghatta, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jakkanahalli.

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

Jakkanahalli is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Arabaghatta is about 2.9 km away. Holalkere is about 16 km away. Hosadurga is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondihalli (1.7 km), Gowdihalli (1.7 km) and Gundasamudra (1.8 km).

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

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