Jarkala observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
By population, Jarkala ranks #36 of 37 villages in Karkal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jarkala is a village of 896 people in 171 households (Census 2011) in Karkal taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka, the 36th-largest of 37 villages in Karkal taluk. Literacy is 79%, 1 points above the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,046 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Udupi district centre, 11 km from Nitte, the nearest town, 21 km from Udupi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 574101, served by Ajekar post office; the LGD village code is 608885. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr T M A Pai Rotary Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Kapu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gurme Suresh Shetty. The population is estimated at 1,056 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Shirlal →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarkala · this village | 896 | 79% | — |
| 33 Shiroor · Brahmavara | 2,092 | 69% | 8.5 km N |
| Kadthala · Karkal | 2,349 | 76% | 8.7 km N |
| Palli · Karkal | 3,514 | 76% | 9.1 km SW |
| Bommarabettu · Udupi | 8,363 | 82% | 9.2 km NW |
| Nitte · Karkal | 12,354 | 83% | 10.5 km S |
| Pernankila · Udupi | 1,841 | 75% | 11.3 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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