About Jamira Village

Jamira is one of the larger villages in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,891, made up of 7,345 males and 6,546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 849 hectares hectares.

Jamira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Arrah
Area (hectares)	849 hectares
Population	13,891
Male Population	7,345
Female Population	6,546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jamira compares

By the 2011 count Jamira is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 849 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Jamira

Jamira is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamira 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamira from other places

Jamira lies about 27 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 18 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 Jamira
Nearest railway station	Kanki	18 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arrah	27 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	27 km

Villages closest to Jamira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamira village had a population of 13,891. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Jamira village has 7,345 males and 6,546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamira has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Jamira covers 849 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamira falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamira is Kanki, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jamira.

Jamira is about 27 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamira is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kanki is about 18 km away. Bahādurganj is about 20 km away. Arrah is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.