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About Jeerahalli Village

Jeerahalli is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 68 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jeerahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jeerahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577226
Area (hectares) 140.62 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 68
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jeerahalli compares

By the 2011 count Jeerahalli is the 205th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 140.62 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Jeerahalli

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

Jeerahalli lies about 27 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, 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 Jeerahalli
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 17 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 25 km
District headquarters Shimoga 27 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 27 km

Villages closest to Jeerahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jeerahalli village had a population of 132. That makes it the 205th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Jeerahalli village has 68 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jeerahalli has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Jeerahalli is 577226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jeerahalli covers 140.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jeerahalli falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jeerahalli is Arasalu, 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 <5 km distance for Jeerahalli.

Jeerahalli is about 27 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jeerahalli is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 17 km away. Arasalu is about 25 km away. Shimoga 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 Kannangi (under 2 km), Kuchhalu (2.1 km) and Attigadde (2.3 km).

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

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