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About Jeur Village

Jeur is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 191 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Jeur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jeur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 191
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jeur compares

By the 2011 count Jeur is the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Jeur

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

Jeur lies about 71 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 40 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 Jeur
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 6.6 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 24 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 40 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 71 km

Villages closest to Jeur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jeur village had a population of 402. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Jeur village has 191 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jeur has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

Jeur covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jeur falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jeur is Belagavi, about 40 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 - 10 km distance for Jeur.

Jeur is about 71 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jeur is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 6.6 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 24 km away. Belagavi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitale (under 2 km), Chafavade (2.3 km) and Polgaon (2.4 km).

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

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