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About Jarpara Village

Jarpara is a mid sized village in Boko tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 688 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarpara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil Boko
Pincode 781123
Area (hectares) 169.51 hectares
Population 1,347
Male Population 688
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jarpara compares

By the 2011 count Jarpara is the 20th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 169.51 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Jarpara

Jarpara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jarpara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarpara from other places

Jarpara lies about 8.6 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 2.5 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 Jarpara
Nearest railway station Mirza 2.5 km
District headquarters Kamrup 8.6 km
Nearest town Guwahati 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Boko 31 km

Villages closest to Jarpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarpara village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 20th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Jarpara village has 688 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarpara has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Jarpara is 781123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarpara covers 169.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jarpara falls under Boko tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Jarpara is Mirza, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Jarpara is about 8.6 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarpara is in Boko tehsil of Kamrup district. Mirza is about 2.5 km away. Kamrup is about 8.6 km away. Guwahati is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakhalai (2.0 km), Khatapara (23 km) and No 1 Bhatipara (23 km).

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

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