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About Jamuna Village

Jamuna is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,328, made up of 1,733 males and 1,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Jamuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamuna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 3,328
Male Population 1,733
Female Population 1,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamuna compares

By the 2011 count Jamuna is the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Jamuna

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

Jamuna lies about 29 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 1.9 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 Jamuna
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 4.8 km
Nearest town Chāpra 4.8 km
District headquarters Saran 29 km

Villages closest to Jamuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamuna village had a population of 3,328. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Jamuna village has 1,733 males and 1,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamuna has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Jamuna covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamuna falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamuna is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance for Jamuna.

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

Jamuna is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about 1.9 km away. Chapra is about 4.8 km away. Chāpra is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpurwa (under 2 km), Musehri Mahto (under 2 km) and Ram Kolwa (under 2 km).

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

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