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About Jawan Village

Jawan is a large village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,935, made up of 1,532 males and 1,403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594.39 hectares hectares.

Jawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Area (hectares) 594.39 hectares
Population 2,935
Male Population 1,532
Female Population 1,403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Jawan compares

By the 2011 count Jawan is the 29th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 594.39 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Jawan

Jawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jawan 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 Jawan from other places

Jawan lies about 33 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Khurja Juction, about 14 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 Jawan
Nearest railway station Khurja Juction 14 km
Nearest town Jewar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 20 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 33 km

Villages closest to Jawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawan village had a population of 2,935. That makes it the 29th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Jawan village has 1,532 males and 1,403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawan has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Jawan covers 594.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jawan falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jawan is Khurja Juction, about 14 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 Jawan.

Jawan is about 33 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawan is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Khurja Juction is about 14 km away. Jewar is about 15 km away. Khurja is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nekpur (under 2 km), Udaipur (1.7 km) and Bhunna Jatan (2.9 km).

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

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