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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 354 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Guraru
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 354
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 58th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur 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 Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about under 2 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 Jamalpur
Nearest railway station Ismailpur under 2 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Guraru 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 30 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 695. That makes it the 58th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Jamalpur village has 354 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Jamalpur covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamalpur falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Ismailpur, about under 2 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 Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Ismailpur is about under 2 km away. Rafiganj is about 8.0 km away. Guraru is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amwan (under 2 km), Dumra Ismailpur (2.3 km) and Bathani (2.8 km).

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

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