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About Jarain Village

Jarain is a mid sized village in Saipung tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 297 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793200, 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 Saipung
Pincode 793200
Population 603
Male Population 297
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 21st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

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. The nearest villages by name are Dimasitung, Diruphai, Fiangpui and Jalaphet Bri Sumer. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jarain

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarain village had a population of 603. That makes it the 21st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Jarain village has 297 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarain has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jarain is 793200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarain falls under Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Jarain notes the nearest railway station 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 in Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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