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About Jamsar Village

Jamsar is one of the larger villages in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,107, made up of 2,530 males and 2,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamsar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Pincode 841436
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 5,107
Male Population 2,530
Female Population 2,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamsar compares

By the 2011 count Jamsar is the 5th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Jamsar

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

Jamsar lies about 22 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jalalpur, about 3.6 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 Jamsar
Nearest railway station Jalalpur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Uchkagaon 8.0 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 22 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 22 km

Villages closest to Jamsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamsar village had a population of 5,107. That makes it the 5th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Jamsar village has 2,530 males and 2,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamsar has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Jamsar is 841436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamsar covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamsar falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamsar is Jalalpur, about 3.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamsar.

Jamsar is about 22 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamsar is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jalalpur is about 3.6 km away. Uchkagaon is about 8.0 km away. Gopalganj 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 Jamsari (under 2 km), Domaria (under 2 km) and Belsara (2.0 km).

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

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