About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 453 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Pincode	813212
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	845
Male Population	453
Female Population	392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 65th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 36 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 25 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	Belhar	9.4 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	25 km
District headquarters	Banka	36 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 845. That makes it the 65th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Jamua village has 453 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 813212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Khariapipra Halt, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamua.

Jamua is about 36 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Belhar is about 9.4 km away. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.