About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is one of the larger villages in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,709, made up of 3,558 males and 3,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2886 hectares hectares.

Jamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Gangapur
Area (hectares)	2886 hectares
Population	6,709
Male Population	3,558
Female Population	3,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jamgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 2886 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 929.

Getting to Jamgaon

Jamgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamgaon as Available within village. 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 Jamgaon from other places

Jamgaon lies about 116 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 16 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 Jamgaon
Nearest town	Chandauli	16 km
Nearest railway station	Chandauli Majhwar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangapur	19 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	116 km

Villages closest to Jamgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgaon village had a population of 6,709. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Jamgaon village has 3,558 males and 3,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Jamgaon covers 2886 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamgaon falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamgaon is Chandauli Majhwar, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamgaon.

Jamgaon is about 116 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgaon is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chandauli is about 16 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 16 km away. Gangapur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.