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About Jaraut Village

Jaraut is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 154 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaraut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaraut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177033
Area (hectares) 52.14 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 154
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaraut compares

By the 2011 count Jaraut is the 66th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 52.14 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Jaraut

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

Jaraut lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 24 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 Jaraut
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 3.6 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 24 km
Nearest town Nangal 40 km

Villages closest to Jaraut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaraut village had a population of 309. That makes it the 66th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Jaraut village has 154 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaraut has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Jaraut is 177033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaraut covers 52.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaraut falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaraut is Amb Andaura, about 24 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 Jaraut.

Jaraut is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaraut is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 3.6 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bantera (under 2 km), Matwar (under 2 km) and Bharmoti Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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