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About Jahra Village

Jahra is a large village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,418, made up of 1,857 males and 1,561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.1 hectares hectares.

Jahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Area (hectares) 426.1 hectares
Population 3,418
Male Population 1,857
Female Population 1,561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jahra compares

By the 2011 count Jahra is the 32nd largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 426.1 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Jahra

Jahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jahra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Islam Nagar, Ismailpur, Jafarpur Ranyali and Jageta Guzzar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahra village had a population of 3,418. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Jahra village has 1,857 males and 1,561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahra has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

Jahra covers 426.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahra falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Jahra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jahra.

Jahra is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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