About Jarahara Village

Jarahara is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,283, made up of 674 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Jarahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarahara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	131 hectares
Population	1,283
Male Population	674
Female Population	609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
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 Jarahara compares

By the 2011 count Jarahara is the 57th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jarahara

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

Jarahara lies about 11 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 5.5 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 Jarahara
Nearest railway station	Bandhua	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	6.5 km
District headquarters	Gaya	11 km

Villages closest to Jarahara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Jarahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarahara village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 57th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Jarahara village has 674 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarahara has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Jarahara covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jarahara falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jarahara is Bandhua, about 5.5 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 Jarahara.

Jarahara is about 11 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarahara is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bandhua is about 5.5 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 6.5 km away. Gaya is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.