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About Janai Village

Janai is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,991, made up of 2,090 males and 1,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 229306
Area (hectares) 984.53 hectares
Population 3,991
Male Population 2,090
Female Population 1,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janai compares

By the 2011 count Janai is the 27th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 984.53 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Janai

Janai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Janai from other places

Janai lies about 20 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Fursatganj, 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 Janai
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Fursatganj 14 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 20 km
Nearest town Raebareli 20 km

Villages closest to Janai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janai village had a population of 3,991. That makes it the 27th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Janai village has 2,090 males and 1,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janai has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Janai is 229306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janai covers 984.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Janai falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Janai is Fursatganj, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Janai.

Janai is about 20 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janai is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Maharajganj is about 8.7 km away. Fursatganj is about 14 km away. Rae Bareli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domapur (under 2 km), Dautra (1.5 km) and Tisa Khanapur (2.8 km).

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

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