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About Jarpara Village

Jarpara is one of the larger villages in Mundra tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,352, made up of 3,872 males and 3,480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3191.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarpara village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mundra
Pincode 370405
Area (hectares) 3191.3 hectares
Population 7,352
Male Population 3,872
Female Population 3,480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Jarpara compares

By the 2011 count Jarpara is the 6th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents. Its 3191.3 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Jarpara

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

Jarpara lies about 47 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Dhrub, about 4.9 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 Jarpara
Nearest railway station Dhrub 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mundra 7.2 km
District headquarters Kachchh 47 km

Villages closest to Jarpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarpara village had a population of 7,352. That makes it the 6th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents.

Jarpara village has 3,872 males and 3,480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarpara has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Jarpara is 370405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarpara covers 3191.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarpara falls under Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jarpara is Dhrub, about 4.9 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 Jarpara.

Jarpara is about 47 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarpara is in Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district. Dhrub is about 4.9 km away. Mundra is about 7.2 km away. Kachchh is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratappar (2.3 km), Borana (2.4 km) and Dhrab (3.0 km).

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

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