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About Jirau Village

Jirau is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,504, made up of 805 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 242301
Area (hectares) 378.86 hectares
Population 1,504
Male Population 805
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jirau compares

By the 2011 count Jirau is the 122nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 378.86 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 831.

Getting to Jirau

Jirau is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jirau as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. The nearest villages by name are Jallah Pur Umarpur, Jauhana, Jera Rahimpur and Jhuknera. 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 Jirau

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirau village had a population of 1,504. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Jirau village has 805 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirau has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 831.

The pincode recorded for Jirau is 242301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirau covers 378.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jirau falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Jirau notes the nearest railway station as Available.

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

Jirau is in Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur 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 Jirau today is likely to be higher.

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