About Jaru Village

Jaru is a mid sized village in Anjar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 716 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1826.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaru village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Anjar
Pincode	370110
Area (hectares)	1826.8 hectares
Population	1,374
Male Population	716
Female Population	658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaru compares

By the 2011 count Jaru is the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 1826.8 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 29 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sapda, about 4.4 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
Nearest railway station	Sapda	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anjar	9.3 km
Nearest town	Anjār	9.3 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	29 km

Villages closest to Jaru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anjar 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 1,374. That makes it the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Jaru village has 716 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaru has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jaru is 370110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaru covers 1826.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaru falls under Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jaru is Sapda, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaru.

Jaru is about 29 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaru is in Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district. Sapda is about 4.4 km away. Anjar is about 9.3 km away. Anjār is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.