About Jaru Village

Jaru is a large village in Hulasganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,068, made up of 2,162 males and 1,906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaru village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Hulasganj
Pincode	824233
Area (hectares)	542 hectares
Population	4,068
Male Population	2,162
Female Population	1,906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaru compares

By the 2011 count Jaru is the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 542 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Jaru

Jaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaru as Available within village. 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 Jaru from other places

Jaru lies about 25 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 12 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 Jaru
Tehsil headquarters	Hulasganj	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bela	12 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	14 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	25 km

Villages closest to Jaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaru village had a population of 4,068. That makes it the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Jaru village has 2,162 males and 1,906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaru has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Jaru is 824233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaru covers 542 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaru falls under Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jaru is Bela, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jaru.

Jaru is about 25 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaru is in Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Hulasganj is about 9.6 km away. Bela is about 12 km away. Makhdumpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.