About Jahaj Village

Jahaj is a mid sized village in Weir tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 936 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 637 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahaj village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bharatpur
Tehsil	Weir
Pincode	321409
Area (hectares)	2272 hectares
Population	1,532
Male Population	936
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	637
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 Jahaj compares

By the 2011 count Jahaj is the 61st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 2272 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Jahaj

Jahaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jahaj 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 Jahaj from other places

Jahaj lies about 46 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Dumariya, about 16 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 Jahaj
Tehsil headquarters	Weir	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Dumariya	16 km
Nearest town	Bayāna	18 km
District headquarters	Bharatpur	46 km

Villages closest to Jahaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahaj village had a population of 1,532. That makes it the 61st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Jahaj village has 936 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahaj has about 637 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Jahaj is 321409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahaj covers 2272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jahaj falls under Weir tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jahaj is Dumariya, about 16 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 Jahaj.

Jahaj is about 46 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahaj is in Weir tehsil of Bharatpur district. Weir is about 8.0 km away. Dumariya is about 16 km away. Bayāna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.