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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 299986
- Pincode
- 788711
- Post office
- Karimganj Bazar
- Population
- 380
- Households
- 71
- Literacy rate
- 65%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 118
Census 2011 · in context
How Jarua compares
By population, Jarua ranks #141 of 179 villages in Karimganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.0%
−2.5% vs mandal average
- Jarua
- 65.0%
- Karimganj mandal
- 67.5%
- Karimganj district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
−15 vs mandal average
- Jarua
- 949
- Karimganj mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Jarua
- 5.4
- Karimganj mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jarua at a glance
Jarua is a village of 380 people in 71 households (Census 2011) in Karimganj block, Karimganj district, Assam, the 141st-largest of 179 villages in Karimganj block. Literacy is 65%, 3 points below the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788711, served by Karimganj Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 299986. The sarpanch is aaaaaaaa. The population is estimated at 448 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Lakhibazar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarua · this village | 380 | 65% | — |
| Lafasail Pt III · Karimganj | 3,485 | 63% | — |
| Narikuli · Karimganj | 2,521 | 65% | — |
| Serulbhag · Karimganj | 2,444 | 72% | — |
| Sutarkandi · Karimganj | 1,959 | 64% | — |
| Marera Pt II · Karimganj | 1,818 | 69% | — |
| Lafasail Pt I · Karimganj | 1,475 | 70% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jarua
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 21
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Karimganj (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SEUTRAKANDI G.P.
- Total area (ha)
- 25.89
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jarua
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jarua
- LGD code
- 299986
- Pincode
- 788711
- Post office
- Karimganj Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 380
- Population (projected 2026)
- 448
- Households
- 71
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 65.0%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- aaaaaaaa
- Block / Mandal
- Karimganj
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 788711
- Pachim Butucherra T.E.Ramkrishna Nagar mandal4,486 pop
- CherakuriKarimganj mandal4,167 pop
- InathpurKarimganj mandal3,665 pop
- Kanisail Pt IIKarimganj mandal3,446 pop
- Purba Butucherra T.E.Ramkrishna Nagar mandal3,170 pop
- BhagichagiKarimganj mandal3,048 pop
- SarisaKarimganj mandal2,984 pop
- Pachim JangibariRamkrishna Nagar mandal2,591 pop
- NarikuliKarimganj mandal2,521 pop
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Other villages named Jarua
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Jarua
Other villages in Karimganj mandal
View all 60+ →- Keshorkapan Pt I
- Karnamadhu Pt II
- Cherakuri
- Keshorkapan Pt II
- Bakarshal Pt II
- Sadarashi Pt I
- Inathpur
- Lamajuar Pt II
- Lafasail Pt III
- Kanisail Pt II
- Latu
- Bhagichagi
- Umarpur Pt III
- Kurikhala
- Sarisa
- Karnamadhu Pt IV
- Bagarsangan
- Narikuli
- Medal Pt III
- Sarang Dewpur
- Serulbhag
- Biskut
- Barkatpur
- Lamajuar Pt I
- Dhit
- Bagan
- Karnamadhu Pt III
- Sutarkandi
- Mubarakpur
- Pechakuna
- Chandsrikuna Chak
- Banamali Pt I
- Marera Pt II
- Khudra Purahuria
- Umarpur Pt IV
- Ranigram Pt I
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)