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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a large village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,308, made up of 1,187 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 2,308
Male Population 1,187
Female Population 1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 22nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Jamua

The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 16 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, 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 Jamua
Tehsil headquarters Behea 16 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 16 km
Nearest town Arāria 17 km
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 19 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 2,308. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Jamua village has 1,187 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Jamua covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Haldita Bihar, about 19 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 km distance for Jamua.

Jamua is about 16 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Behea is about 16 km away. Bhojpur is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itwa (3.6 km), Kuardah (7.6 km) and Belauna (9.3 km).

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

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