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About Jamuna Village

Jamuna is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 341 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamuna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 160.22 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 341
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Jamuna compares

By the 2011 count Jamuna is the 69th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 160.22 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Jamuna

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

Jamuna 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 Jamuna
Nearest railway station Sankarpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 23 km
District headquarters Deoghar 23 km

Villages closest to Jamuna

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.

Common questions about Jamuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamuna village had a population of 683. That makes it the 69th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Jamuna village has 341 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamuna has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

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

Jamuna covers 160.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamuna falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamuna 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamuna.

Jamuna 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.

Jamuna 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.

The closest recorded villages are Jamua (under 2 km), Koirijamua (under 2 km) and Asanbani (3.2 km).

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

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