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About Jamna Village

Jamna is a mid sized village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 452 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173029
Area (hectares) 311.9 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 452
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamna compares

By the 2011 count Jamna is the 15th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 311.9 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jamna

Jamna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamna from other places

Jamna lies about 33 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 43 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 Jamna
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 8.5 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 25 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 43 km

Villages closest to Jamna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamna village had a population of 844. That makes it the 15th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Jamna village has 452 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamna has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Jamna is 173029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamna covers 311.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamna falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamna is Dehradun, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Jamna.

Jamna is about 33 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamna is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 8.5 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 25 km away. Sirmaur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mashu (1.7 km), Sharli Manpur (1.8 km) and Kathwar (4.5 km).

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

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