About Jarara Village

Jarara is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 304 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarara village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Rajgarhi
Pincode	249171
Area (hectares)	393.64 hectares
Population	555
Male Population	304
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	826
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarara compares

By the 2011 count Jarara is the 28th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 393.64 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 983.

Getting to Jarara

Jarara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jarara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jarara from other places

Jarara lies about 40 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 63 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 Jarara
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarhi	19 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	40 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	47 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	63 km

Villages closest to Jarara

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

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Common questions about Jarara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarara village had a population of 555. That makes it the 28th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Jarara village has 304 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarara has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Jarara is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarara covers 393.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarara falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarara is Dehradun, about 63 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jarara.

Jarara is about 40 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarara is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 19 km away. Uttarkashi is about 40 km away. Mussoorie is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.