About Jaura Village

Jaura is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,848, made up of 945 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaura village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144203
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	1,848
Male Population	945
Female Population	903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaura compares

By the 2011 count Jaura is the 31st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jaura

Jaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaura from other places

Jaura lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 3.6 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 Jaura
Nearest railway station	Cholang	3.6 km
Nearest town	Urmar	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	23 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	24 km

Villages closest to Jaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaura village had a population of 1,848. That makes it the 31st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Jaura village has 945 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaura has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jaura is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaura covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaura falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jaura is Cholang, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jaura.

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

Jaura is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Cholang is about 3.6 km away. Urmar is about 8.8 km away. Dasua is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.