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About Jarau Village

Jarau is one of the larger villages in Sadabad tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,521, made up of 4,047 males and 3,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1264.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil Sadabad
Pincode 281306
Area (hectares) 1264.46 hectares
Population 7,521
Male Population 4,047
Female Population 3,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarau compares

By the 2011 count Jarau is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,496 residents. Its 1264.46 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 868.

Getting to Jarau

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

Jarau lies about 37 km from Mahamaya Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chamrola, about 13 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 Jarau
Tehsil headquarters Sadabad 9.5 km
Nearest town Sadābād 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Chamrola 13 km
District headquarters Mahamaya Nagar 37 km

Villages closest to Jarau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarau village had a population of 7,521. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,496 residents.

Jarau village has 4,047 males and 3,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarau has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Jarau is 281306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarau covers 1264.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarau falls under Sadabad tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarau is Chamrola, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jarau.

Jarau is about 37 km from Mahamaya Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarau is in Sadabad tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Sadabad is about 9.5 km away. Sadābād is about 9.5 km away. Chamrola is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhi Nilkanth (3.1 km), Gigla (3.2 km) and Sista (4.3 km).

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

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