About Jamra Village

Jamra is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 887 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Jamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	1,745
Male Population	887
Female Population	858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamra compares

By the 2011 count Jamra is the 63rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 3.0 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	Dhachna	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	3.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	16 km
District headquarters	Katihar	40 km

Villages closest to Jamra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi 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 1,745. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Jamra village has 887 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamra has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Jamra covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamra falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamra is Dhachna, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamra.

Jamra is about 40 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 Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 3.0 km away. Barsoi is about 3.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.