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About Jidga Village

Jidga is a large village in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,354, made up of 1,206 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1269.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jidga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jidga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Aland
Pincode 585302
Area (hectares) 1269.24 hectares
Population 2,354
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jidga compares

By the 2011 count Jidga is the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 1269.24 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 949.

Getting to Jidga

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

Jidga lies about 42 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kulali, about 19 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 Jidga
Tehsil headquarters Aland 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Kulali 19 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 42 km

Villages closest to Jidga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jidga village had a population of 2,354. That makes it the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Jidga village has 1,206 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jidga has about 952 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Jidga is 585302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jidga covers 1269.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jidga falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jidga is Kulali, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Jidga.

Jidga is about 42 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jidga is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Aland is about 8.7 km away. Kulali is about 19 km away. Gulbarga is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulhalli (2.2 km), Khatarbad (2.2 km) and Rajwal (2.9 km).

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

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