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About Jarasi Village

Jarasi is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,692, made up of 1,360 males and 1,332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarasi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222149
Area (hectares) 291.37 hectares
Population 2,692
Male Population 1,360
Female Population 1,332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jarasi compares

By the 2011 count Jarasi is the 63rd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 291.37 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Jarasi

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

Jarasi lies about 11 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Yadvendra nagar, about 7.5 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 Jarasi
Nearest railway station Yadvendra nagar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 11 km

Villages closest to Jarasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarasi village had a population of 2,692. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Jarasi village has 1,360 males and 1,332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarasi has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Jarasi is 222149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarasi covers 291.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jarasi falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarasi is Yadvendra nagar, about 7.5 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 and private bus service as Available for Jarasi.

Jarasi is about 11 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarasi is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Yadvendra nagar is about 7.5 km away. Kerakat is about 11 km away. Jaunpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Ailia (under 2 km), Arazi Jarasi (under 2 km) and Arazi Koilari (under 2 km).

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

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