About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 466 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Palojori
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	77 hectares
Population	875
Male Population	466
Female Population	409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 51st largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within village. 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 Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 23 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Sankarpur, 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 Jamua
Nearest railway station	Sankarpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palojori	23 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	23 km

Villages closest to Jamua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palojori 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 875. That makes it the 51st largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Jamua village has 466 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Sankarpur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamua.

Jamua is about 23 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Sankarpur is about 16 km away. Palojori is about 23 km away. Deoghar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.