About Jalsoor Village

Jalsoor is one of the larger villages in Sulya tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,623, made up of 3,215 males and 3,408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1451.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalsoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalsoor village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Sulya
Pincode	574239
Area (hectares)	1451.52 hectares
Population	6,623
Male Population	3,215
Female Population	3,408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalsoor compares

By the 2011 count Jalsoor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents. Its 1451.52 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Jalsoor

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

Jalsoor lies about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 14 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 Jalsoor
Tehsil headquarters	Sulya	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kaniuru	14 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	23 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	28 km

Villages closest to Jalsoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalsoor village had a population of 6,623. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents.

Jalsoor village has 3,215 males and 3,408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalsoor has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jalsoor is 574239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalsoor covers 1451.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalsoor falls under Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jalsoor is Kaniuru, about 14 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 Jalsoor.

Jalsoor is about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalsoor is in Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Sulya is about 6.9 km away. Kaniuru is about 14 km away. Puttūr is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.