About Jama Village

Jama is a mid sized village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 345 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Madhupur
Pincode	814152
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	651
Male Population	345
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
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 Jama compares

By the 2011 count Jama is the 72nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Jama

Jama is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jama 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 Jama from other places

Jama lies about 24 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Jagadishpur, about 16 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 Jama
Nearest railway station	Jagadishpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madhupur	22 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	24 km

Villages closest to Jama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jama village had a population of 651. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Jama village has 345 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jama has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Jama is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jama covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jama falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jama is Jagadishpur, about 16 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 Jama.

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

Jama is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Jagadishpur is about 16 km away. Madhupur is about 22 km away. Deoghar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.