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About Jarau Khurd Village

Jarau Khurd is a small village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 262 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarau Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarau Khurd village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341513
Area (hectares) 160.81 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 262
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarau Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Jarau Khurd is the 151st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 160.81 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jarau Khurd

Jarau Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jarau Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jarau Khurd from other places

Jarau Khurd lies about 53 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Chapri, about 5.0 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Marwar Chapri 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 15 km
District headquarters Nagaur 53 km

Villages closest to Jarau Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarau Khurd village had a population of 493. That makes it the 151st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Jarau Khurd village has 262 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarau Khurd has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Jarau Khurd covers 160.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jarau Khurd is Marwar Chapri, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance for Jarau Khurd.

Jarau Khurd is about 53 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarau Khurd is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Marwar Chapri is about 5.0 km away. Merta is about 15 km away. Nagaur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaroda Khurd (under 2 km), Jaroda Kalan (under 2 km) and Jesas Akheraj (2.5 km).

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

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