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About Jigalur Village

Jigalur is a large village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,113, made up of 1,056 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1472.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Ron
Pincode 582209
Area (hectares) 1472.57 hectares
Population 2,113
Male Population 1,056
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigalur compares

By the 2011 count Jigalur is the 27th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 1472.57 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jigalur

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

Jigalur lies about 33 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Somanakatti, about 18 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 Jigalur
Tehsil headquarters Ron 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Somanakatti 18 km
District headquarters Gadag 33 km

Villages closest to Jigalur

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.

Common questions about Jigalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigalur village had a population of 2,113. That makes it the 27th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Jigalur village has 1,056 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigalur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jigalur is 582209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigalur covers 1472.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jigalur falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jigalur is Somanakatti, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Jigalur.

Jigalur is about 33 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigalur is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Ron is about 5.0 km away. Somanakatti is about 18 km away. Gadag is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugali (5.5 km), Itagi (7.3 km) and Kalakapur (7.4 km).

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

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