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About Jambehalli Village

Jambehalli is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 243 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 598.99 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 243
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambehalli compares

By the 2011 count Jambehalli is the 134th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 598.99 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 986.

Getting to Jambehalli

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

Jambehalli lies about 77 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 22 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 Jambehalli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 22 km
Nearest town Sāgar 27 km
District headquarters Shimoga 77 km

Villages closest to Jambehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambehalli village had a population of 455. That makes it the 134th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Jambehalli village has 243 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambehalli has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Jambehalli is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambehalli covers 598.99 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.

Jambehalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jambehalli is Kanale, about 22 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 Jambehalli.

Jambehalli is about 77 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambehalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 5.7 km away. Kanale is about 22 km away. Sāgar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thavarehalli (under 2 km), Saremaruru (1.9 km) and Kanthanahalli (2.1 km).

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

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