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About Jataha Village

Jataha is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 39 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.32 hectares hectares.

Jataha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jataha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 129.32 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 39
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jataha compares

By the 2011 count Jataha is the 1213th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 129.32 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Jataha

Jataha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jataha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jataha from other places

Jataha lies about 65 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 5.1 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 Jataha
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 12 km
Nearest town Bānsi 22 km
District headquarters Basti 65 km

Villages closest to Jataha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jataha village had a population of 78. That makes it the 1213th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Jataha village has 39 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jataha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Jataha covers 129.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jataha falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jataha is Bridgemanganj, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jataha is about 65 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jataha is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bridgemanganj is about 5.1 km away. Harraiya is about 12 km away. Bānsi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shri Nagar (under 2 km), Gopinathpur (1.6 km) and Gopiyapar (1.6 km).

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

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