Skip to main content

About Jharaka Village

Jharaka is a mid sized village in Mawana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 393 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.56 hectares hectares.

Jharaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharaka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Mawana
Area (hectares) 113.56 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 393
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharaka compares

By the 2011 count Jharaka is the 189th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents. Its 113.56 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Jharaka

Jharaka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharaka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jharaka from other places

Jharaka lies about 39 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Khari Jhalu, about 24 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 Jharaka
Nearest town Hastināpur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawana 14 km
Nearest railway station Khari Jhalu 24 km
District headquarters Meerut 39 km

Villages closest to Jharaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharaka village had a population of 733. That makes it the 189th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents.

Jharaka village has 393 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharaka has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Jharaka covers 113.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jharaka falls under Mawana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharaka is Khari Jhalu, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Jharaka.

Jharaka is about 39 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharaka is in Mawana tehsil of Meerut district. Hastināpur is about 3.3 km away. Mawana is about 14 km away. Khari Jhalu 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 Aidalpur (under 2 km), Latifpur (1.7 km) and Nagli Khadar (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.