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About Jafarpur Village

Jafarpur is a small village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 237 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.09 hectares hectares.

Jafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Area (hectares) 100.09 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 237
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jafarpur is the 258th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 100.09 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Jafarpur

Jafarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jafarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jafarpur from other places

Jafarpur lies about 37 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhadan, about 3.4 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 Jafarpur
Nearest railway station Bhadan 3.4 km
Nearest town Sirsāganj 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 18 km
District headquarters Firozabad 37 km

Villages closest to Jafarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafarpur village had a population of 472. That makes it the 258th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Jafarpur village has 237 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafarpur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Jafarpur covers 100.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jafarpur falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jafarpur is Bhadan, about 3.4 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 village for Jafarpur.

Jafarpur is about 37 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafarpur is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Bhadan is about 3.4 km away. Sirsāganj is about 6.9 km away. Shikohabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naglator (under 2 km), Tondasi (under 2 km) and Araon Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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