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About Jakkali Village

Jakkali is a small village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 240 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakkali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577218
Area (hectares) 306.73 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 240
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakkali compares

By the 2011 count Jakkali is the 153rd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 306.73 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jakkali

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

Jakkali lies about 36 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, 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 Jakkali
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 13 km
Nearest railway station Sasalu 20 km
District headquarters Davanagere 36 km

Villages closest to Jakkali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakkali village had a population of 468. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Jakkali village has 240 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakkali has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Jakkali is 577218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakkali covers 306.73 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.

Jakkali falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jakkali is Sasalu, 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 Jakkali.

Jakkali is about 36 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakkali is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 13 km away. Sasalu is about 20 km away. Davanagere is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkuda (2.0 km), Somlapura (2.5 km) and Kondadahalli (3.1 km).

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

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