About Jura Village

Jura is a mid sized village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 564 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares.

Jura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Arrah
Area (hectares)	104 hectares
Population	1,066
Male Population	564
Female Population	502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
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 Jura compares

By the 2011 count Jura is the 66th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Jura

Jura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jura 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 Jura from other places

Jura lies about 18 km from Bhojpur, 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 Jura
Nearest town	Arāria	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arrah	18 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	18 km

Villages closest to Jura

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

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Common questions about Jura

As per the Census of India 2011, Jura village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 66th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Jura village has 564 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jura has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Jura covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jura falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jura 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 Jura.

Jura is about 18 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jura is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arāria is about 8.5 km away. Araria Court is about 16 km away. Arrah is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.