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About Jerh Village

Jerh is a large village in Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,205, made up of 2,238 males and 1,967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 243503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jerh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jerh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Faridpur
Pincode 243503
Area (hectares) 187.39 hectares
Population 4,205
Male Population 2,238
Female Population 1,967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jerh compares

By the 2011 count Jerh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 187.39 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Jerh

The census records public bus service for Jerh 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jerh from other places

Jerh lies about 16 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Rasuriya, 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 Jerh
Tehsil headquarters Faridpur 4.5 km
Nearest town Farīdpur 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Rasuriya 5.4 km
District headquarters Bareilly 16 km

Villages closest to Jerh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jerh village had a population of 4,205. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Jerh village has 2,238 males and 1,967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jerh has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 857.

The pincode recorded for Jerh is 243503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jerh covers 187.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jerh falls under Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jerh is Rasuriya, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jerh.

Jerh is about 16 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jerh is in Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district. Faridpur is about 4.5 km away. Farīdpur is about 4.5 km away. Rasuriya is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahlau Ilaka Jerh (under 2 km), Kamaria Ilaka Jerh (under 2 km) and Karanpur Jerh (under 2 km).

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

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