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About Jettur Village

Jettur is a mid sized village in Chincholi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 786 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1050.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jettur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jettur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chincholi
Pincode 585320
Area (hectares) 1050.82 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 786
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jettur compares

By the 2011 count Jettur is the 49th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 1050.82 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1013.

Getting to Jettur

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

Jettur lies about 64 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Nawandgi, about 6.5 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 Jettur
Nearest railway station Nawandgi 6.5 km
Nearest town Tandur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chincholi 21 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 64 km

Villages closest to Jettur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jettur village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 49th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Jettur village has 786 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jettur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Jettur is 585320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jettur covers 1050.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jettur falls under Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jettur is Nawandgi, about 6.5 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 Jettur.

Jettur is about 64 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jettur is in Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Nawandgi is about 6.5 km away. Tandur is about 15 km away. Chincholi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Potangal (3.1 km), Venkatapur (3.9 km) and Chatarsal (4.4 km).

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

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