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About Jera Village

Jera is a mid sized village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 299 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284304
Area (hectares) 185.79 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 299
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jera compares

By the 2011 count Jera is the 140th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 185.79 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Jera

Jera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jera from other places

Jera lies about 45 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 9.6 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 Jera
Nearest town Samthar 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Moth 9.6 km
District headquarters Jhansi 45 km

Villages closest to Jera

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 Jera

As per the Census of India 2011, Jera village had a population of 565. That makes it the 140th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Jera village has 299 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jera has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Jera is 284304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jera covers 185.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jera is Moth, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance for Jera.

Jera is about 45 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jera is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Samthar is about 8.7 km away. Moth is about 9.6 km away. Jhansi is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajeta (under 2 km), Pulgahana (2.3 km) and Barnaya (2.4 km).

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

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