About Jarain Village

Jarain is a mid sized village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 806 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarain village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Amlarem
Pincode	793150
Population	1,603
Male Population	806
Female Population	797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarain compares

By the 2011 count Jarain is the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Jarain

Jarain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jarain as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jarain from other places

Jarain lies about 24 km from Jaintia 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
Tehsil headquarters	Amlarem	3.9 km
Nearest town	Jowai	14 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	24 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 Amlarem 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 1,603. That makes it the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Jarain village has 806 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarain has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Jarain is 793150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarain falls under Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jarain.

Jarain is about 24 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarain is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 3.9 km away. Jowai is about 14 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.