# Jakkeri Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri 

# Jakkeri

Jakkeri is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635113**. The 2011 Census counted **3,957 people in 914 households**, the 28th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 3,957people (2011)
- 914households
- 65.7%literacy
- 635113PIN code

## Jakkeri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jakkeri is 635113.** Jakkeri falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635113
- Gram panchayatJakkeri
- Community development blockKelamangalam
- Census village code644027

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jakkeri from nearby towns?

- Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kelamangalam (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jakkeri?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Jakkeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kelamangalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jakkeri known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, ragi and paddy**. Products made here include bricks. About 65% of the 1,104 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jakkeri

Of every 100 households in Jakkeri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jakkeri · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**81%

Tap water ****94%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**81%

Use banking services ****43%**

**33%

Television ****89%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jakkeri?

■ Jakkeri · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**929

Working population ****52.8%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 56.9% for women. 63% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 467 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 814 (39%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 426 (20%) · **■** Marginal 353 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Denkanikottai

- Sengodachinnahalli4,197 people
- Arasakuppam4,196 people
- Belagundapalli4,092 people
- Mallasandram4,062 people
- Pachapanatti3,895 people
- Nellur3,874 people
- Kundumaranapalli3,867 people
- Jowlagiri3,863 people

[All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakkeri?635113
- How far is Jakkeri from Krishnagiri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Jakkeri?3,957 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakkeri in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Jakkeri?65.7% (Census 2011)
