About Jamuni Village

Jamuni is a small village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 180 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamuni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	5 hectares
Population	353
Male Population	180
Female Population	173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamuni compares

By the 2011 count Jamuni is the 100th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 5 hectares work out to about 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Jamuni

Jamuni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamuni 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamuni from other places

Jamuni lies about 32 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 19 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 Jamuni
Nearest town	Kharagpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	32 km
District headquarters	Banka	32 km

Villages closest to Jamuni

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.

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Common questions about Jamuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamuni village had a population of 353. That makes it the 100th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Jamuni village has 180 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamuni has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Jamuni is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamuni covers 5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamuni falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamuni is Ganganiyan, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamuni.

Jamuni is about 32 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamuni is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 14 km away. Ganganiyan is about 19 km away. Shambhuganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.