About Jigeri Village

Jigeri is a mid sized village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 454 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigeri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Tehsil	Ron
Pincode	582114
Area (hectares)	753.38 hectares
Population	900
Male Population	454
Female Population	446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigeri compares

By the 2011 count Jigeri is the 71st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 753.38 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jigeri

Jigeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jigeri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jigeri from other places

Jigeri lies about 46 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 22 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 Jigeri
Nearest town	Gajendragarh	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Linganabandi	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ron	24 km
District headquarters	Gadag	46 km

Villages closest to Jigeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigeri village had a population of 900. That makes it the 71st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Jigeri village has 454 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigeri has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jigeri is 582114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigeri covers 753.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jigeri falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jigeri is Linganabandi, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jigeri.

Jigeri is about 46 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigeri is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Gajendragarh is about 3.8 km away. Linganabandi is about 22 km away. Ron is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.