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About Jakkankatti Village

Jakkankatti is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 490 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakkankatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakkankatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 207.77 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 490
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakkankatti compares

By the 2011 count Jakkankatti is the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 207.77 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Jakkankatti

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

Jakkankatti lies about 32 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Savanur, 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 Jakkankatti
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Savanur 24 km
District headquarters Haveri 32 km

Villages closest to Jakkankatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakkankatti village had a population of 931. That makes it the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Jakkankatti village has 490 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakkankatti has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Jakkankatti is 581205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakkankatti covers 207.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakkankatti falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jakkankatti is Savanur, 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 village for Jakkankatti.

Jakkankatti is about 32 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakkankatti is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 5.1 km away. Savanur is about 24 km away. Haveri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivapur (under 2 km), Hunshikatti (3.1 km) and Chandapur (3.9 km).

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

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