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About Jokahra Village

Jokahra is a large village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,118, made up of 1,535 males and 1,583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.63 hectares hectares.

Jokahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 242.63 hectares
Population 3,118
Male Population 1,535
Female Population 1,583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jokahra compares

By the 2011 count Jokahra is the 43rd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 242.63 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jokahra

Jokahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jokahra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jokahra from other places

Jokahra lies about 28 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Muradpur, about 12 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 Jokahra
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 10 km
Nearest railway station Muradpur 12 km
Nearest town Chillupār 12 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 28 km

Villages closest to Jokahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokahra village had a population of 3,118. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Jokahra village has 1,535 males and 1,583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokahra has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Jokahra covers 242.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jokahra falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jokahra is Muradpur, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jokahra.

Jokahra is about 28 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jokahra is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sagri is about 10 km away. Muradpur is about 12 km away. Chillupār is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamin Jokahra (under 2 km), Sahnupur (2.1 km) and Baniyapar (2.1 km).

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

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