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About Jambagar Village

Jambagar is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 107 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 68.66 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 107
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jambagar compares

By the 2011 count Jambagar is the 169th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 68.66 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Jambagar

Jambagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jambagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jambagar from other places

Jambagar lies about 62 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 2.2 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 Jambagar
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 1.5 km
Nearest town Sāgar 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 2.2 km
District headquarters Shimoga 62 km

Villages closest to Jambagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambagar village had a population of 221. That makes it the 169th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Jambagar village has 107 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambagar has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Jambagar is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambagar covers 68.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambagar falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jambagar is Sagar Jambagaru, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jambagar.

Jambagar is about 62 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambagar is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar is about 1.5 km away. Sāgar is about 1.5 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 2.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kambalikoppa (under 2 km), Mankodu (2.1 km) and Balagodu (2.4 km).

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

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