About Jamua Village

Jamua is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 238 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Sarath
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	469
Male Population	238
Female Population	231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
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 Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 125th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jamua

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

Jamua lies about 39 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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	Sarath	11 km
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	21 km
Nearest town	Dumka	30 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	39 km

Villages closest to Jamua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarath 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 469. That makes it the 125th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Jamua village has 238 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Jamua covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamua falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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 Jamua.

Jamua is about 39 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 Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 11 km away. Basukinath Railway Station is about 21 km away. Dumka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.