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About Jakaria Village

Jakaria is a mid sized village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 275 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.11 hectares hectares.

Jakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakaria village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 114.11 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 275
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Jakaria compares

By the 2011 count Jakaria is the 219th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 114.11 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jakaria

The census records public bus service for Jakaria 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 Jakaria from other places

Jakaria lies about 27 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Khatīma, about under 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 Jakaria
Nearest railway station Khatīma under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 27 km
District headquarters Ballia 27 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 27 km

Villages closest to Jakaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakaria village had a population of 512. That makes it the 219th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Jakaria village has 275 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakaria has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Jakaria covers 114.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakaria falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakaria is Khatīma, about under 2 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 Jakaria.

Jakaria is about 27 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakaria is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Khatīma is about under 2 km away. Rasra is about 27 km away. Ballia 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 Chandadih (4.4 km), Chandpur (12 km) and Majhowa (15 km).

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

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