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About Jaraha Village

Jaraha is one of the larger villages in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,227, made up of 3,841 males and 3,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3646.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231223
Area (hectares) 3646.82 hectares
Population 7,227
Male Population 3,841
Female Population 3,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaraha compares

By the 2011 count Jaraha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 3646.82 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jaraha

Jaraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaraha 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. The nearest villages by name are Jalawa, Jam Pani, Jamapani and Jamshila. 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 Jaraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaraha village had a population of 7,227. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Jaraha village has 3,841 males and 3,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaraha has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jaraha is 231223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaraha covers 3646.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaraha falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Jaraha notes the nearest railway station 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 Jaraha.

Jaraha is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra 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 Jaraha today is likely to be higher.

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