About Jarua Village

Jarua is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 182 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 742 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.74 hectares hectares.

Jarua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarua village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Silwani
Area (hectares)	740.74 hectares
Population	317
Male Population	182
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	742
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 152nd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 740.74 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

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 75 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 57 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
Tehsil headquarters	Silwani	8.9 km
Nearest town	Begamganj	34 km
Nearest railway station	Gadarwara	57 km
District headquarters	Raisen	75 km

Villages closest to Jarua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarua village had a population of 317. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Jarua village has 182 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarua has about 742 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Jarua covers 740.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarua falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarua is Gadarwara, about 57 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 75 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarua is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 8.9 km away. Begamganj is about 34 km away. Gadarwara is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.