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About Jurail Village

Jurail is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 449 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jurail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Pincode 854329
Area (hectares) 138.4 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 449
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jurail compares

By the 2011 count Jurail is the 71st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 138.4 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jurail

Jurail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jurail as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jurail from other places

Jurail lies about 8.5 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 16 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 Jurail
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 8.0 km
District headquarters Araria 8.5 km
Nearest town Arāria 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 16 km

Villages closest to Jurail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurail village had a population of 913. That makes it the 71st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Jurail village has 449 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurail has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jurail is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jurail covers 138.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jurail falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jurail is Araria Court, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Jurail.

Jurail is about 8.5 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jurail is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 8.0 km away. Araria is about 8.5 km away. Arāria is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Denga (under 2 km), Sobagmara (under 2 km) and Sukhsaina (1.9 km).

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

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