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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,314, made up of 712 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,314
Male Population 712
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 51st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamua 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 25 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 20 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 Jamua
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 7.6 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 20 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 25 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 1,314. That makes it the 51st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Jamua village has 712 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Jamua covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Nabinagar Road, about 20 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 village for Jamua.

Jamua is about 25 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 7.6 km away. Nabīnagar is about 14 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manrar Gopal (under 2 km), Bandhua (under 2 km) and Sanra (under 2 km).

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

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