About Jawar Village

Jawar is one of the larger villages in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,904, made up of 3,696 males and 3,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.28 hectares hectares.

Jawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Tehsil	Iglas
Area (hectares)	645.28 hectares
Population	6,904
Male Population	3,696
Female Population	3,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Jawar compares

By the 2011 count Jawar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 645.28 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Jawar

Jawar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jawar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jawar from other places

Jawar lies about 36 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 4.2 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 Jawar
Nearest railway station	Sonai	4.2 km
Nearest town	Rāya	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Iglas	13 km
District headquarters	Aligarh	36 km

Villages closest to Jawar

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.

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Common questions about Jawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawar village had a population of 6,904. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Jawar village has 3,696 males and 3,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawar has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Jawar covers 645.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jawar is Sonai, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jawar.

Jawar is about 36 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawar is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Sonai is about 4.2 km away. Rāya is about 13 km away. Iglas is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.