About Jara Village

Jara is a mid sized village in Sarwan tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 375 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Sarwan
Pincode	814143
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	720
Male Population	375
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 Jara compares

By the 2011 count Jara is the 34th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Jara

Jara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jara 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 Jara from other places

Jara lies about 24 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 7.0 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 Jara
Nearest railway station	Dhanpatdih	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarwan	24 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	24 km

Villages closest to Jara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jara village had a population of 720. That makes it the 34th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Jara village has 375 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jara has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Jara is 814143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jara covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jara falls under Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jara is Dhanpatdih, about 7.0 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 Jara.

Jara is about 24 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jara is in Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district. Dhanpatdih is about 7.0 km away. Sarwan is about 24 km away. Deoghar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.