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About Jarga Village

Jarga is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,504, made up of 779 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 820.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarga village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 820.11 hectares
Population 1,504
Male Population 779
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarga compares

By the 2011 count Jarga is the 20th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 820.11 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Jarga

Jarga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jarga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jarga from other places

Jarga lies about 22 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 24 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 Jarga
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 8.1 km
Nearest town Sangod 22 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 22 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 24 km

Villages closest to Jarga

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

Common questions about Jarga

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarga village had a population of 1,504. That makes it the 20th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Jarga village has 779 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarga has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Jarga is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarga covers 820.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarga falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jarga is Jhalawar City, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jarga.

Jarga is about 22 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarga is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 8.1 km away. Sangod is about 22 km away. Jhalawar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakhrana (2.1 km), Phunga Heri (2.4 km) and Gurjeni (2.5 km).

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

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