Village · Kadur, Chikmagalur
# Jigenehalli

Jigenehalli is a village in Kadur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code 577548. The 2011 Census counted 2,001 people in 477 households, the 24th largest of 272 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.
- 2,001 people (2011)
- 477 households
- 68.5% literacy
- 577548 PIN code

## Jigenehalli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jigenehalli is 577548. Jigenehalli falls in Kadur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 577548
- Gram panchayat Jigenehalli
- Community development block Kadur
- Census village code 609544

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jigenehalli from nearby towns?
- Kadur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Kadur (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jigenehalli?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Jigenehalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kadur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kadur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kadur
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jigenehalli known for?

The main crops are ragi and sunflower. About 68% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jigenehalli

Of every 100 households in Jigenehalli in 2011, 54 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jigenehalli · ■ Kadur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 54% 86%
- Toilet within the home 16% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 71%
- Tap water 96% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 88%
- Use banking services 61% 57%
- Television 37% 53%
- Mobile phone 40% 40%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 23% 19%
- Own their home 94% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jigenehalli?

■ Jigenehalli · ■ Kadur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.5% 74.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 987
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 694 959
- Working population 51.7% 58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 801 (77%) · ■ Farm labourers 103 (10%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 95 (9%) · ■ Marginal 31 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kadur
- Yalambalse 2,179 people
- Banur 2,143 people
- Ramanahalli 2,054 people
- Somanahalli 2,012 people
- Udugere 1,956 people
- Kalkere 1,954 people
- Macheri 1,940 people
- Muthanagere 1,921 people

All 312 villages in Kadur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jigenehalli? 577548
- How far is Jigenehalli from Chikmagalur? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Jigenehalli? 2,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigenehalli in? Chikmagalur district (Kadur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Jigenehalli? 68.5% (Census 2011)

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