About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 880, made up of 454 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, 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	Pratappur
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	133 hectares
Population	880
Male Population	454
Female Population	426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 50th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 73 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 20 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
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	14 km
Nearest railway station	Nabinagar Road	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pratappur	33 km
District headquarters	Chatra	73 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 880. That makes it the 50th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Jamua village has 454 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Nabinagar Road, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Jamua.

Jamua is about 73 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 Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Nabīnagar is about 14 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 20 km away. Pratappur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.