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About Jatwar Village

Jatwar is a mid sized village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,920, made up of 1,043 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Pincode 202145
Area (hectares) 360.61 hectares
Population 1,920
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
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 Jatwar compares

By the 2011 count Jatwar is the 54th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 360.61 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Jatwar

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

Jatwar lies about 27 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, 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 Jatwar
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Sonai 16 km
Nearest town Rāya 20 km
District headquarters Aligarh 27 km

Villages closest to Jatwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatwar village had a population of 1,920. That makes it the 54th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Jatwar village has 1,043 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatwar has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Jatwar is 202145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatwar covers 360.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatwar falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jatwar is Sonai, 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 Jatwar.

Jatwar is about 27 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatwar is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Iglas is about 7.0 km away. Sonai is about 16 km away. Rāya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shapur Dhadhoi (under 2 km), Khirsauli (2.2 km) and Dantau (2.3 km).

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

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