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About Jyothipura Village

Jyothipura is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 714 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jyothipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jyothipura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577526
Area (hectares) 422.93 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 714
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jyothipura compares

By the 2011 count Jyothipura is the 34th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 422.93 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Jyothipura

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

Jyothipura lies about 52 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Bommagundanakere, about 31 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 Jyothipura
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 11 km
Nearest town Kottūru 31 km
Nearest railway station Bommagundanakere 31 km
District headquarters Davanagere 52 km

Villages closest to Jyothipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jyothipura village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 34th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Jyothipura village has 714 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jyothipura has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Jyothipura is 577526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jyothipura covers 422.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jyothipura falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jyothipura is Bommagundanakere, about 31 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 Jyothipura.

Jyothipura is about 52 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jyothipura is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 11 km away. Kottūru is about 31 km away. Bommagundanakere is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddabommanahalli (under 2 km), Byatagaranahalli (under 2 km) and Anabur (1.6 km).

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

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