About Jamhar Village

Jamhar is a mid sized village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 527 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Kasmar
Pincode	829115
Area (hectares)	95.28 hectares
Population	949
Male Population	527
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	801
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamhar compares

By the 2011 count Jamhar is the 35th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 95.28 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Jamhar

Jamhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jamhar from other places

Jamhar lies about 26 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Sondimra, about 18 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 Jamhar
Tehsil headquarters	Kasmar	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sondimra	18 km
Nearest town	Kathhāra	18 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	26 km

Villages closest to Jamhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamhar village had a population of 949. That makes it the 35th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Jamhar village has 527 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamhar has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Jamhar is 829115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamhar covers 95.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamhar falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamhar is Sondimra, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamhar.

Jamhar is about 26 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamhar is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 2.9 km away. Sondimra is about 18 km away. Kathhāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.