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About Jahan Garh Village

Jahan Garh is a large village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,310, made up of 1,234 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahan Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahan Garh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Pincode 202137
Area (hectares) 357.97 hectares
Population 2,310
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jahan Garh compares

By the 2011 count Jahan Garh is the 52nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 357.97 hectares work out to about 6.5 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 877.

Getting to Jahan Garh

The census records public bus service for Jahan Garh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jahan Garh from other places

Jahan Garh lies about 51 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sholaka, about 22 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 Jahan Garh
Nearest town Jewar 12 km
Nearest railway station Sholaka 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Khair 27 km
District headquarters Aligarh 51 km

Villages closest to Jahan Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khair 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 Jahan Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahan Garh village had a population of 2,310. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Jahan Garh village has 1,234 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahan Garh has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Jahan Garh is 202137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahan Garh covers 357.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahan Garh falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jahan Garh is Sholaka, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jahan Garh.

Jahan Garh is about 51 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahan Garh is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Jewar is about 12 km away. Sholaka is about 22 km away. Khair is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansera (1.6 km), Kripalpur (1.9 km) and Jikarpur (2.0 km).

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

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