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About Jahama Village

Jahama is a large village in Baramulla tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,036, made up of 1,037 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.3 hectares hectares.

Jahama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Baramulla
Area (hectares) 143.3 hectares
Population 2,036
Male Population 1,037
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahama compares

By the 2011 count Jahama is the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,862 residents. Its 143.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gotiyar, Gulistan, Haji Bal and Heewen. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jahama

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahama village had a population of 2,036. That makes it the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,862 residents.

Jahama village has 1,037 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahama has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Jahama covers 143.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahama falls under Baramulla tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Jahama notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jahama is in Baramulla tehsil of Baramula district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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