About Jarout Village

Jarout is a large village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,023, made up of 1,583 males and 1,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140500, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarout Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarout village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140500
Area (hectares)	653 hectares
Population	3,023
Male Population	1,583
Female Population	1,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jarout compares

By the 2011 count Jarout is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 653 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Jarout

Jarout is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarout as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jarout from other places

Jarout lies about 30 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dhulkot, about 4.3 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 Jarout
Nearest railway station	Dhulkot	4.3 km
Nearest town	Ambāla	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	18 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	30 km

Villages closest to Jarout

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Jarout

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarout village had a population of 3,023. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Jarout village has 1,583 males and 1,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarout has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Jarout is 140500. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarout covers 653 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarout falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jarout is Dhulkot, about 4.3 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 village for Jarout.

Jarout is about 30 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarout is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dhulkot is about 4.3 km away. Ambāla is about 7.3 km away. Dera Bassi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.