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About Jiddigere Village

Jiddigere is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 403 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiddigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiddigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572134
Area (hectares) 474.2 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 403
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiddigere compares

By the 2011 count Jiddigere is the 73rd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 474.2 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Jiddigere

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

Jiddigere lies about 36 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 9.1 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 Jiddigere
Nearest railway station Siddapura 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 12 km
District headquarters Tumkur 36 km

Villages closest to Jiddigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiddigere village had a population of 801. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Jiddigere village has 403 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiddigere has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Jiddigere is 572134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiddigere covers 474.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiddigere falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jiddigere is Siddapura, about 9.1 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 Jiddigere.

Jiddigere is about 36 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiddigere is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 9.1 km away. Kunigal is about 12 km away. Tumkur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heddigere (under 2 km), Chottanahalli (1.5 km) and Vogaragere (1.7 km).

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

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