About Jahama Village

Jahama is a mid sized village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 301 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.5 hectares hectares.

Jahama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahama village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Budgam
Area (hectares)	46.5 hectares
Population	578
Male Population	301
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahama compares

By the 2011 count Jahama is the 62nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 46.5 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Jahama

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

Jahama lies about 2.0 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 4.8 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 Jahama
Tehsil headquarters	Budgam	2.0 km
District headquarters	Badgam	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Badgam station	4.8 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	8.0 km

Villages closest to Jahama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahama village had a population of 578. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Jahama village has 301 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahama has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Jahama covers 46.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahama falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jahama is Badgam station, about 4.8 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 Jahama.

Jahama is about 2.0 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahama is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Budgam is about 2.0 km away. Badgam is about 2.0 km away. Badgam station is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.