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About Jarua Village

Jarua is a small village in Margo Munda tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 32 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Margo Munda
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 32
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarua compares

By the 2011 count Jarua is the 110th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Jarua

Jarua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jarua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jarua from other places

Jarua lies about 46 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Kaseetar Halt, about 18 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 Jarua
Nearest railway station Kaseetar Halt 18 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Margo Munda 30 km
District headquarters Deoghar 46 km

Villages closest to Jarua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Margo Munda 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 Jarua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarua village had a population of 61. That makes it the 110th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Jarua village has 32 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarua has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Jarua is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarua covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarua falls under Margo Munda tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarua is Kaseetar Halt, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jarua.

Jarua is about 46 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarua is in Margo Munda tehsil of Deoghar district. Kaseetar Halt is about 18 km away. Jāmtāra is about 18 km away. Margo Munda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitnari (2.7 km), Simargara (3.8 km) and Dudhani (4.0 km).

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

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