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About Jafarabad Village

Jafarabad is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,395, made up of 728 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.66 hectares hectares.

Jafarabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafarabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 295.66 hectares
Population 1,395
Male Population 728
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jafarabad compares

By the 2011 count Jafarabad is the 205th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 295.66 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Jafarabad

Jafarabad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jafarabad 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jafarabad from other places

Jafarabad lies about 52 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Habibwala, about 21 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 Jafarabad
Nearest town Afzalgarh 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Habibwala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 21 km
District headquarters Bijnor 52 km

Villages closest to Jafarabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafarabad village had a population of 1,395. That makes it the 205th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Jafarabad village has 728 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafarabad has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Jafarabad covers 295.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jafarabad falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jafarabad is Habibwala, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jafarabad.

Jafarabad is about 52 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafarabad is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Afzalgarh is about 6.0 km away. Habibwala is about 21 km away. Dhampur 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 Alheypur Abad (under 2 km), Amrabad (under 2 km) and Asfabad Bhavan Ahatmali (under 2 km).

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

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