About Jera Village

Jera is a large village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,254, made up of 1,214 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jera village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Meja
Pincode	212308
Area (hectares)	127.32 hectares
Population	2,254
Male Population	1,214
Female Population	1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Jera compares

By the 2011 count Jera is the 77th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 127.32 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jera

Jera 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 Jera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Jera from other places

Jera lies about 43 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 4.8 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 Jera
Nearest railway station	Unchdih	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meja	13 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	30 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	43 km

Villages closest to Jera

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.

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Common questions about Jera

As per the Census of India 2011, Jera village had a population of 2,254. That makes it the 77th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Jera village has 1,214 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jera has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Jera is 212308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jera covers 127.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jera is Unchdih, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Jera is about 43 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jera is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Unchdih is about 4.8 km away. Meja is about 13 km away. Gyānpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.