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About Jamsaut Village

Jamsaut is one of the larger villages in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,196, made up of 5,906 males and 5,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares.

Jamsaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamsaut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dinapur Cum Khagaul
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 11,196
Male Population 5,906
Female Population 5,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jamsaut compares

By the 2011 count Jamsaut is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Jamsaut

Jamsaut is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamsaut as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jamsaut from other places

Jamsaut lies about 12 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Danapur, about 4.4 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 Jamsaut
Nearest town Dinapur Cantonment 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Danapur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dinapur Cum Khagaul 12 km
District headquarters Patna 12 km

Villages closest to Jamsaut

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinapur Cum Khagaul 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 Jamsaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamsaut village had a population of 11,196. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents.

Jamsaut village has 5,906 males and 5,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamsaut has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Jamsaut covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamsaut falls under Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamsaut is Danapur, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamsaut.

Jamsaut is about 12 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamsaut is in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district. Dinapur Cantonment is about 3.0 km away. Danapur is about 4.4 km away. Dinapur Cum Khagaul is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usri (under 2 km), Hathiakan (1.6 km) and Asopur (1.7 km).

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

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