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About Air Village

Air is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 243 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,251 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.4 hectares hectares.

Air Overview

Census 2011 figures for Air village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 57.4 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 243
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,251
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Air compares

By the 2011 count Air is the 353rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 57.4 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Air

Air is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Air as Available within 10+ 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 Air from other places

Air lies about 29 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 10 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 Air
Nearest railway station Mariahu 10 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 29 km

Villages closest to Air

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Air village had a population of 547. That makes it the 353rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Air village has 243 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Air has about 1251 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Air covers 57.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Air falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Air is Mariahu, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Air.

Air is about 29 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Air is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 10 km away. Mariāhu is about 11 km away. Machhlishahr 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 Padumpur (4.7 km), Pura Jorawar (5.1 km) and Arowan (5.8 km).

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

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