About Jumuanwan Village

Jumuanwan is one of the larger villages in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,875, made up of 4,492 males and 4,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651 hectares hectares.

Jumuanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jumuanwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	651 hectares
Population	8,875
Male Population	4,492
Female Population	4,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jumuanwan compares

By the 2011 count Jumuanwan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 651 hectares work out to about 14 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 952.

Getting to Jumuanwan

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

How far is Jumuanwan from other places

Jumuanwan lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, 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 Jumuanwan
Nearest railway station	Jamuawan	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	6.3 km
Nearest town	Hisua	12 km
District headquarters	Gaya	30 km

Villages closest to Jumuanwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jumuanwan village had a population of 8,875. 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 1,607 residents.

Jumuanwan village has 4,492 males and 4,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jumuanwan has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Jumuanwan covers 651 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jumuanwan falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jumuanwan is Jamuawan, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jumuanwan.

Jumuanwan 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.

Jumuanwan is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Jamuawan is about under 2 km away. Wazirganj is about 6.3 km away. Hisua is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.