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About Jannapura Village

Jannapura is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 51 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jannapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jannapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573217
Area (hectares) 173.41 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 51
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jannapura compares

By the 2011 count Jannapura is the 180th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 173.41 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Jannapura

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

Jannapura lies about 15 km from Hassan. 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 Jannapura
Tehsil headquarters Alur 8.7 km
District headquarters Hassan 15 km

Villages closest to Jannapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jannapura village had a population of 111. That makes it the 180th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Jannapura village has 51 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jannapura has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Jannapura is 573217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jannapura covers 173.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jannapura falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Jannapura notes the nearest railway station 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 Jannapura.

Jannapura is about 15 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jannapura is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 8.7 km away. Hassan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkanagalu (under 2 km), Kuppe (2.2 km) and Kallahalli (3.0 km).

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

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