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About Jafra Village

Jafra is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 404 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jafra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212304
Area (hectares) 263.6 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 404
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jafra compares

By the 2011 count Jafra is the 222nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 263.6 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jafra

Jafra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jafra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jafra from other places

Jafra lies about 50 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Manda Road, about 5.4 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 Jafra
Nearest railway station Manda Road 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 9.7 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 35 km
District headquarters Allahabad 50 km

Villages closest to Jafra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafra village had a population of 774. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Jafra village has 404 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafra has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Jafra is 212304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jafra covers 263.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jafra falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jafra is Manda Road, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jafra.

Jafra is about 50 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafra is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Manda Road is about 5.4 km away. Meja is about 9.7 km away. Gyānpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masauli (1.9 km), Baksandi (2.0 km) and Sandi (2.0 km).

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

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