About Jau Village

Jau is a mid sized village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 545 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares.

Jau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jau village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Nilanga
Area (hectares)	444 hectares
Population	1,158
Male Population	545
Female Population	613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,125
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jau compares

By the 2011 count Jau is the 93rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Jau

Jau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jau 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 Jau from other places

Jau lies about 33 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatangali, about 35 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 Jau
Tehsil headquarters	Nilanga	4.4 km
District headquarters	Latur	33 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatangali	35 km

Villages closest to Jau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jau village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Jau village has 545 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jau has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Jau covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jau falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jau is Bhatangali, about 35 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 Jau.

Jau is about 33 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jau is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 4.4 km away. Latur is about 33 km away. Bhatangali is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.