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About Jambaraghatta Village

Jambaraghatta is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 609 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambaraghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambaraghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577227
Area (hectares) 423.81 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 609
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambaraghatta compares

By the 2011 count Jambaraghatta is the 58th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 423.81 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jambaraghatta

Jambaraghatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jambaraghatta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jambaraghatta from other places

Jambaraghatta lies about 17 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Bidare, about 12 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 Jambaraghatta
Nearest railway station Shimoga Bidare 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 16 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 16 km
District headquarters Shimoga 17 km

Villages closest to Jambaraghatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambaraghatta village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 58th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Jambaraghatta village has 609 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambaraghatta has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jambaraghatta is 577227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambaraghatta covers 423.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambaraghatta falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jambaraghatta is Shimoga Bidare, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Jambaraghatta.

Jambaraghatta is about 17 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambaraghatta is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Shimoga Bidare is about 12 km away. Bhadravati is about 16 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannekoppa (under 2 km), Koppa (under 2 km) and Koppadalu (under 2 km).

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

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