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About Jakkeri Village

Jakkeri is a large village in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,957, made up of 1,989 males and 1,968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1103.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakkeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakkeri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635113
Area (hectares) 1103.61 hectares
Population 3,957
Male Population 1,989
Female Population 1,968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jakkeri compares

By the 2011 count Jakkeri is the 28th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 1103.61 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jakkeri

The census records public bus service for Jakkeri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakkeri from other places

Jakkeri lies about 38 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kelamangalam, about 3.3 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 Jakkeri
Nearest railway station Kelamangalam 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 11 km
Nearest town Denkanikota 11 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 38 km

Villages closest to Jakkeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakkeri village had a population of 3,957. That makes it the 28th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Jakkeri village has 1,989 males and 1,968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakkeri has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jakkeri is 635113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakkeri covers 1103.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakkeri falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Jakkeri is Kelamangalam, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Jakkeri is about 38 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakkeri is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kelamangalam is about 3.3 km away. Denkanikottai is about 11 km away. Denkanikota is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodichipalli (3.0 km), Pachapanatti (4.4 km) and Settipalli (4.9 km).

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

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