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About Jarajam Village

Jarajam is a large village in Etcherla tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,164, made up of 1,105 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarajam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarajam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Etcherla
Pincode 532410
Area (hectares) 550 hectares
Population 2,164
Male Population 1,105
Female Population 1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarajam compares

By the 2011 count Jarajam is the 14th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Jarajam

Jarajam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarajam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarajam from other places

Jarajam lies about 7.8 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Dusi, about 12 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 Jarajam
Tehsil headquarters Etcherla 7.8 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Dusi 12 km

Villages closest to Jarajam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarajam village had a population of 2,164. That makes it the 14th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents.

Jarajam village has 1,105 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarajam has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Jarajam is 532410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarajam covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarajam falls under Etcherla tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarajam is Dusi, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jarajam is about 7.8 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarajam is in Etcherla tehsil of Srikakulam district. Etcherla is about 7.8 km away. Srikakulam is about 7.8 km away. Dusi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinaraopalle (1.7 km), Etcherla (2.6 km) and Santhaseetharampuram (3.0 km).

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

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