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About Jora Village

Jora is a small village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 70 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jora village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212601
Area (hectares) 173.15 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 70
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jora compares

By the 2011 count Jora is the 321st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 173.15 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jora

Jora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jora from other places

Jora lies about 50 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 9.2 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 Jora
Nearest railway station Atraura Halt 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 21 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 21 km
District headquarters Allahabad 50 km

Villages closest to Jora

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 Jora

As per the Census of India 2011, Jora village had a population of 135. That makes it the 321st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Jora village has 70 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jora has about 929 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 Jora is 212601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jora covers 173.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jora is Atraura Halt, about 9.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jora.

Jora 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.

Jora is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Atraura Halt is about 9.2 km away. Meja is about 21 km away. Gyānpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baunta (2.2 km), Khairua (2.4 km) and Satan Patti (4.1 km).

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

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