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About Jhumai Village

Jhumai is a small village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 101 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares.

Jhumai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhumai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 101
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jhumai compares

By the 2011 count Jhumai is the 165th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Jhumai

Jhumai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhumai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhumai from other places

Jhumai lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagahabishunpur, about 2.2 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 Jhumai
Nearest railway station Bagahabishunpur 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 3.0 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 14 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 20 km

Villages closest to Jhumai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhumai village had a population of 185. That makes it the 165th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Jhumai village has 101 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhumai has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Jhumai covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhumai falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhumai is Bagahabishunpur, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Jhumai.

Jhumai is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhumai is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bagahabishunpur is about 2.2 km away. Barun is about 3.0 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rendia (under 2 km), Sahaspur (under 2 km) and Khajuri (under 2 km).

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

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