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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a small village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 141 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Gidhaur
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 141
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 27th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 24 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 12 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 Jamua
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 12 km
District headquarters Chatra 24 km
Nearest town Chatrā 24 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 274. That makes it the 27th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Jamua village has 141 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamua falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Katkamsandi, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Jamua.

Jamua is about 24 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Gidhaur is about 8.4 km away. Katkamsandi is about 12 km away. Chatra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindarkom (under 2 km), Lohri (1.9 km) and Chiraiya (1.9 km).

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

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