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About Jar Village

Jar is a large village in Sitapur tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,088, made up of 1,634 males and 1,454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.58 hectares hectares.

Jar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Sitapur
Area (hectares) 385.58 hectares
Population 3,088
Male Population 1,634
Female Population 1,454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jar compares

By the 2011 count Jar is the 42nd largest of the 405 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents. Its 385.58 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Jar

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

Jar lies about 21 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Parsehra Mal, about 13 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 Jar
Nearest railway station Parsehra Mal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sitapur 21 km
Nearest town Sītāpur 21 km

Villages closest to Jar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jar village had a population of 3,088. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 405 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents.

Jar village has 1,634 males and 1,454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jar has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Jar covers 385.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jar falls under Sitapur tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jar is Parsehra Mal, about 13 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 village for Jar.

Jar is about 21 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jar is in Sitapur tehsil of Sitapur district. Parsehra Mal is about 13 km away. Sitapur is about 21 km away. Sītāpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hempur (13 km), Mempur (13 km) and Mallahpur (15 km).

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

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