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About Jai Village

Jai is one of the larger villages in Mawana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,375, made up of 3,784 males and 3,591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.08 hectares hectares.

Jai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Mawana
Area (hectares) 382.08 hectares
Population 7,375
Male Population 3,784
Female Population 3,591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jai compares

By the 2011 count Jai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents. Its 382.08 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Jai

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

Jai lies about 14 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Begumpul, about 14 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 Jai
District headquarters Meerut 14 km
Nearest railway station Begumpul 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawana 15 km

Villages closest to Jai

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 Jai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jai village had a population of 7,375. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents.

Jai village has 3,784 males and 3,591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jai has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Jai covers 382.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jai is Begumpul, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Jai.

Jai is about 14 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jai is in Mawana tehsil of Meerut district. Meerut is about 14 km away. Begumpul is about 14 km away. Mawana is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Shahu (under 2 km), Lutfullapur Baksar (under 2 km) and Lalpur (2.0 km).

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

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