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About Jigali Village

Jigali is a large village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,788, made up of 1,871 males and 1,917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1037.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577530
Area (hectares) 1037.36 hectares
Population 3,788
Male Population 1,871
Female Population 1,917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigali compares

By the 2011 count Jigali is the 11th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 1037.36 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jigali

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

Jigali lies about 22 km from Davanagere. 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 Jigali
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 16 km
District headquarters Davanagere 22 km

Villages closest to Jigali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigali village had a population of 3,788. That makes it the 11th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Jigali village has 1,871 males and 1,917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigali has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jigali is 577530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigali covers 1037.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jigali falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The census record for Jigali notes the nearest railway station 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 Jigali.

Jigali is about 22 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigali is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Harihar is about 16 km away. Davanagere is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yalavatti (2.2 km), Kumbalur (2.3 km) and Vadera Basapura (2.8 km).

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

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