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About Jamaia Chak Village

Jamaia Chak is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 409 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4 hectares hectares.

Jamaia Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamaia Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 4 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 409
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamaia Chak compares

By the 2011 count Jamaia Chak is the 78th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 4 hectares work out to about 194 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Jamaia Chak

Jamaia Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamaia Chak as Available within 5 - 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 Jamaia Chak from other places

Jamaia Chak lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 14 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 Jamaia Chak
Nearest railway station Dhauni 14 km
Nearest town Purāini 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 25 km
District headquarters Banka 25 km

Villages closest to Jamaia Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shambhuganj 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 Jamaia Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamaia Chak village had a population of 776. That makes it the 78th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Jamaia Chak village has 409 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamaia Chak has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Jamaia Chak covers 4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 194 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamaia Chak falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamaia Chak is Dhauni, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Jamaia Chak.

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

Jamaia Chak is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 14 km away. Purāini is about 21 km away. Shambhuganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurma (under 2 km), Jaitpur (under 2 km) and Bishunpur (2.5 km).

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

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