About Jamra Village

Jamra is a mid sized village in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 817 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.6 hectares hectares.

Jamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Amdabad
Area (hectares)	449.6 hectares
Population	1,574
Male Population	817
Female Population	757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamra compares

By the 2011 count Jamra is the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 449.6 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Jamra

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

Jamra lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Tejnarayanpur, about 4.9 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 Jamra
Nearest railway station	Tejnarayanpur	4.9 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amdabad	29 km
District headquarters	Katihar	29 km

Villages closest to Jamra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamra village had a population of 1,574. That makes it the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Jamra village has 817 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamra has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Jamra covers 449.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamra falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamra is Tejnarayanpur, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamra.

Jamra is about 29 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamra is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Tejnarayanpur is about 4.9 km away. Manihāri is about 14 km away. Amdabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.