About Jarain Village

Jarain is a small village in Mawryngkneng tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 166 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarain village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawryngkneng
Pincode	793015
Population	324
Male Population	166
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
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 Jarain compares

By the 2011 count Jarain is the 42nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Jarain

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

Jarain lies about 36 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 56 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 Jarain
Nearest town	Jowai	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawryngkneng	27 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	36 km
Nearest railway station	Longai	56 km

Villages closest to Jarain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarain village had a population of 324. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents.

Jarain village has 166 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarain has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Jarain is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarain falls under Mawryngkneng tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Jarain is Longai, about 56 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 Jarain.

Jarain is about 36 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarain is in Mawryngkneng tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Jowai is about 14 km away. Mawryngkneng is about 27 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.