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About Jalligeri Village

Jalligeri is a mid sized village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,911, made up of 980 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1832.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalligeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalligeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582120
Area (hectares) 1832.5 hectares
Population 1,911
Male Population 980
Female Population 931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalligeri compares

By the 2011 count Jalligeri is the 27th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 1832.5 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Jalligeri

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

Jalligeri lies about 24 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Gadag Junction, about 24 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 Jalligeri
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 7.9 km
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 22 km
District headquarters Gadag 24 km
Nearest railway station Gadag Junction 24 km

Villages closest to Jalligeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalligeri village had a population of 1,911. That makes it the 27th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Jalligeri village has 980 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalligeri has about 950 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 966.

The pincode recorded for Jalligeri is 582120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalligeri covers 1832.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalligeri falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jalligeri is Gadag Junction, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Jalligeri.

Jalligeri is about 24 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalligeri is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Shirhatti is about 7.9 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 22 km away. Gadag is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadakol (4.0 km), Majjur (4.7 km) and Shivajinagar (5.2 km).

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

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