About Jeni Village

Jeni is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 306 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jeni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jeni village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577418
Area (hectares)	733.47 hectares
Population	609
Male Population	306
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jeni compares

By the 2011 count Jeni is the 72nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 733.47 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Jeni

Jeni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jeni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jeni from other places

Jeni lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 21 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 Jeni
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Anandapuram	21 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	22 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	56 km

Villages closest to Jeni

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 Jeni

As per the Census of India 2011, Jeni village had a population of 609. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Jeni village has 306 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jeni has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Jeni is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jeni covers 733.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jeni falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jeni is Anandapuram, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jeni.

Jeni is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jeni is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 6.2 km away. Anandapuram is about 21 km away. Sāgar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.