About Jafra Village

Jafra is a large village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,749, made up of 1,466 males and 1,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Jafra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Area (hectares)	113 hectares
Population	2,749
Male Population	1,466
Female Population	1,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jafra compares

By the 2011 count Jafra is the 26th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Jafra

Jafra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jafra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jafra from other places

Jafra lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pura Halt, about 9.2 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 Jafra
Nearest railway station	Pura Halt	9.2 km
Nearest town	Hisua	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	27 km
District headquarters	Gaya	27 km

Villages closest to Jafra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafra village had a population of 2,749. That makes it the 26th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Jafra village has 1,466 males and 1,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafra has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Jafra covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jafra falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jafra is Pura Halt, about 9.2 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 village for Jafra.

Jafra is about 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafra is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Pura Halt is about 9.2 km away. Hisua is about 20 km away. Belaganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.