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About Jarau Kalan Village

Jarau Kalan is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 613 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1776.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarau Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarau Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341513
Area (hectares) 1776.99 hectares
Population 1,208
Male Population 613
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarau Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jarau Kalan is the 89th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 1776.99 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jarau Kalan

Jarau Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarau Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarau Kalan from other places

Jarau Kalan lies about 84 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Merta City, about 18 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 Jarau Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Merta 18 km
Nearest railway station Merta City 18 km
District headquarters Nagaur 84 km

Villages closest to Jarau Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Merta 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 Jarau Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarau Kalan village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 89th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Jarau Kalan village has 613 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarau Kalan has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Jarau Kalan is 341513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarau Kalan covers 1776.99 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.

Jarau Kalan falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jarau Kalan is Merta City, about 18 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 village for Jarau Kalan.

Jarau Kalan is about 84 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarau Kalan is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Merta is about 18 km away. Merta City is about 18 km away. Nagaur is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankiyas (2.9 km), Sooriyas (3.1 km) and Khera Dhoonawala (3.4 km).

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

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