Jagalur is a panchayat town in Davanagere district

Davanagere district

Davanagere District , also known as Devangere District, is an administrative district of Karnataka state in southern India. The city of Davanagere is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,790,952 of which 30.32% was urban as of 2001.This district was carved out of Chitradurga district...

 in the India

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 of Karnataka

Karnataka

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Geography

Jagalur is located at 14.53°N 76.35°E. It has an average elevation of 668 metres (2191 feet).

Demographics

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Census

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, Jagalur had a population of 14,741. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jagalur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 64%. In Jagalur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.