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About Jaradag Village

Jaradag is a small village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 246 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1058 hectares hectares.

Jaradag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaradag village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nauhatta
Area (hectares) 1058 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 246
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaradag compares

By the 2011 count Jaradag is the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents. Its 1058 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Jaradag

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

Jaradag lies about 40 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 28 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 Jaradag
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 28 km
District headquarters Rohtas 40 km
Nearest town Husainābād 46 km

Villages closest to Jaradag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaradag village had a population of 454. That makes it the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents.

Jaradag village has 246 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaradag has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Jaradag covers 1058 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaradag falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jaradag is Nagar Untari, about 28 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 Jaradag.

Jaradag is about 40 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaradag is in Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district. Nagar Untari is about 28 km away. Nauhatta is about 28 km away. Rohtas is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belduria (1.6 km), Nawadih Kalan (6.8 km) and Jadunathpur (6.8 km).

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

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