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About Aira Village

Aira is a mid sized village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 327 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 285205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 285205
Area (hectares) 337.11 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 327
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aira compares

By the 2011 count Aira is the 124th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 337.11 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Aira

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

Aira lies about 69 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Parauna, about 11 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 Aira
Nearest railway station Parauna 11 km
Nearest town Konch 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Moth 24 km
District headquarters Jhansi 69 km

Villages closest to Aira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aira village had a population of 659. That makes it the 124th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Aira village has 327 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aira has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Aira is 285205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aira covers 337.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aira falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aira is Parauna, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Aira.

Aira is about 69 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aira is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Parauna is about 11 km away. Konch is about 14 km away. Moth is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badaira (under 2 km), Karai (2.5 km) and Madora Kalan (2.9 km).

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

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