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About Jamsi Village

Jamsi is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,451, made up of 754 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Jamsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamsi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,451
Male Population 754
Female Population 697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamsi compares

By the 2011 count Jamsi is the 33rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Jamsi

Jamsi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamsi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamsi from other places

Jamsi lies about 7.7 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about 3.7 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 Jamsi
Nearest railway station Sabaur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 7.0 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 7.7 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 7.7 km

Villages closest to Jamsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamsi village had a population of 1,451. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Jamsi village has 754 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamsi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Jamsi covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamsi falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamsi is Sabaur, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jamsi.

Jamsi is about 7.7 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamsi is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabaur is about 3.7 km away. Goradih is about 7.0 km away. Bhagalpur is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agarpur (under 2 km), Nayatola (2.8 km) and Bishunpur Jichho (3.4 km).

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

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