About Jala Village

Jala is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 32 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,438 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577452
Area (hectares)	232.53 hectares
Population	78
Male Population	32
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,438
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jala compares

By the 2011 count Jala is the 173rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 232.53 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1025.

Getting to Jala

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

Jala lies about 67 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 25 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 Jala
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	13 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	24 km
Nearest railway station	Sagar Jambagaru	25 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	67 km

Villages closest to Jala

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

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Common questions about Jala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jala village had a population of 78. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Jala village has 32 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jala has about 1438 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Jala is 577452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jala covers 232.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jala falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jala is Sagar Jambagaru, about 25 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 Jala.

Jala is about 67 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jala is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 13 km away. Sāgar is about 24 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.