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About Jakkasandra Village

Jakkasandra is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 252 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakkasandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakkasandra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 370.89 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 252
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakkasandra compares

By the 2011 count Jakkasandra is the 163rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 370.89 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Jakkasandra

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

Jakkasandra lies about 18 km from Kolar. 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 Jakkasandra
Tehsil headquarters Malur 10 km
Nearest town Mālūr 10 km
District headquarters Kolar 18 km

Villages closest to Jakkasandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakkasandra village had a population of 469. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Jakkasandra village has 252 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakkasandra has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Jakkasandra is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakkasandra covers 370.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakkasandra falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The census record for Jakkasandra 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 10+ km distance for Jakkasandra.

Jakkasandra is about 18 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakkasandra is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Malur is about 10 km away. Mālūr is about 10 km away. Kolar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dombarahalli (under 2 km), Balanahalli Plantation (1.5 km) and Bavanahalli (1.5 km).

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

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