About Jara Village

Jara is a small village in Buxwaha tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 151 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1355.98 hectares hectares.

Jara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Chhatarpur
Tehsil	Buxwaha
Area (hectares)	1355.98 hectares
Population	274
Male Population	151
Female Population	123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	815
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jara compares

By the 2011 count Jara is the 79th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 1355.98 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 847.

Getting to Jara

Jara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jara as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 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 76 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Patharia, about 44 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
Tehsil headquarters	Buxwaha	6.1 km
Nearest town	Hatta	39 km
Nearest railway station	Patharia	44 km
District headquarters	Chhatarpur	76 km

Villages closest to Jara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Buxwaha 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 274. That makes it the 79th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Jara village has 151 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jara has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 847.

Jara covers 1355.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jara falls under Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jara is Patharia, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jara.

Jara is about 76 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jara is in Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Buxwaha is about 6.1 km away. Hatta is about 39 km away. Patharia is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.