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About Jara Village

Jara is a mid sized village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 595 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.63 hectares hectares.

Jara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Konch
Area (hectares) 237.63 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 595
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
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 Jara compares

By the 2011 count Jara is the 78th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 237.63 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Jara

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

Jara lies about 26 km from Jalaun. 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 Jara
Tehsil headquarters Konch 11 km
District headquarters Jalaun 26 km

Villages closest to Jara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jara village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 78th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Jara village has 595 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jara has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Jara covers 237.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jara falls under Konch tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Jara notes the nearest railway station 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 Jara.

Jara is about 26 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jara is in Konch tehsil of Jalaun district. Konch is about 11 km away. Jalaun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajaratpura (under 2 km), Chakdhai (under 2 km) and Tilokpura (under 2 km).

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

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