About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 791 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Area (hectares)	179 hectares
Population	1,508
Male Population	791
Female Population	717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 52nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 68 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ghusia Kalan Halt, about 9.0 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 Jamua
Tehsil headquarters	Karakat	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Ghusia Kalan Halt	9.0 km
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	9.1 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	68 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 1,508. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Jamua village has 791 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Jamua covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Ghusia Kalan Halt, about 9.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jamua.

Jamua is about 68 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 6.0 km away. Ghusia Kalan Halt is about 9.0 km away. Nāsriganj is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.