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About Jher Village

Jher is a large village in Kotra tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,939, made up of 1,479 males and 1,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jher village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Kotra
Pincode 307025
Area (hectares) 937 hectares
Population 2,939
Male Population 1,479
Female Population 1,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jher compares

By the 2011 count Jher is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 873 residents. Its 937 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Jher

Jher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jher as Available within 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 Jher from other places

Jher lies about 64 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Swarupganj, about 21 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 Jher
Tehsil headquarters Kotra 20 km
Nearest railway station Swarupganj 21 km
Nearest town Pindwāra 30 km
District headquarters Udaipur 64 km

Villages closest to Jher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jher village had a population of 2,939. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 873 residents.

Jher village has 1,479 males and 1,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jher has about 987 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Jher is 307025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jher covers 937 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jher falls under Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jher is Swarupganj, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jher.

Jher is about 64 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jher is in Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district. Kotra is about 20 km away. Swarupganj is about 21 km away. Pindwāra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandwa (1.8 km), Bakhel (2.1 km) and Bujha (2.4 km).

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

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