About Jara Village

Jara is one of the larger villages in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,569, made up of 3,351 males and 3,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandrakona I
Pincode	721232
Area (hectares)	854.78 hectares
Population	6,569
Male Population	3,351
Female Population	3,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jara compares

By the 2011 count Jara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 854.78 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jara

Jara 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 Jara 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Hiradharpur, Indra, Jadabpur and Jagannathpur. 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.

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Common questions about Jara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jara village had a population of 6,569. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Jara village has 3,351 males and 3,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jara has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jara is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jara covers 854.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jara falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jara notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Jara is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.