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About Jaraguri Block Village

Jaraguri Block is a small village in Gossaigaon tehsil, in the district of Kokrajhar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 45 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.77 hectares hectares.

Jaraguri Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaraguri Block village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kokrajhar
Tehsil Gossaigaon
Area (hectares) 153.77 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 45
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaraguri Block compares

By the 2011 count Jaraguri Block is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 153.77 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Jaraguri Block

Jaraguri Block is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaraguri Block as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jaraguri Block from other places

Jaraguri Block lies about 40 km from Kokrajhar, and the nearest railway station is Srirampur Assam, about 8.0 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 Jaraguri Block
Nearest railway station Srirampur Assam 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gossaigaon 10 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 29 km
District headquarters Kokrajhar 40 km

Villages closest to Jaraguri Block

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gossaigaon 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 Jaraguri Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaraguri Block village had a population of 85. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Jaraguri Block village has 45 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaraguri Block has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Jaraguri Block covers 153.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaraguri Block falls under Gossaigaon tehsil of Kokrajhar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Jaraguri Block is Srirampur Assam, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jaraguri Block.

Jaraguri Block is about 40 km from Kokrajhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaraguri Block is in Gossaigaon tehsil of Kokrajhar district. Srirampur Assam is about 8.0 km away. Gossaigaon is about 10 km away. Tufānganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaraguri P G R I (under 2 km), Jaraguri P G R Ii (under 2 km) and Bajugaon No 1 (under 2 km).

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

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