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About Joga Village

Joga is a large village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,398, made up of 1,227 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 724.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577225
Area (hectares) 724.26 hectares
Population 2,398
Male Population 1,227
Female Population 1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Joga compares

By the 2011 count Joga is the 19th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 724.26 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Joga

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

Joga lies about 63 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Harnahalli, about 10 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 Joga
Nearest railway station Harnahalli 10 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 23 km
District headquarters Davanagere 63 km

Villages closest to Joga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joga village had a population of 2,398. That makes it the 19th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Joga village has 1,227 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joga has about 954 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Joga is 577225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joga covers 724.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Joga falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Joga is Harnahalli, about 10 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 Joga.

Joga is about 63 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joga is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Harnahalli is about 10 km away. Shikaripura is about 18 km away. Honnali is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddapura (1.5 km), Bidarahalli (2.9 km) and Suragondanakoppa (3.0 km).

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

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