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About Jiaura Village

Jiaura is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 108 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiaura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 119.5 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 108
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiaura compares

By the 2011 count Jiaura is the 72nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 119.5 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jiaura

Jiaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiaura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jiaura from other places

Jiaura lies about 28 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, 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 Jiaura
Tehsil headquarters Arki 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 12 km
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
District headquarters Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Jiaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiaura village had a population of 219. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Jiaura village has 108 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiaura has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jiaura is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiaura covers 119.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiaura falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jiaura is Jutogh, 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 <5 km distance for Jiaura.

Jiaura is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiaura is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 4.4 km away. Jutogh is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siahta (under 2 km), Tukwana Galogra (under 2 km) and Tukwana Rangolra (under 2 km).

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

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