About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 502 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814150, 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	Sona Rai Tharhi
Pincode	814150
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	993
Male Population	502
Female Population	491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 10th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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 5 - 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 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	Sona Rai Tharhi	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 Sona Rai Tharhi 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 993. That makes it the 10th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Jamua village has 502 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 814150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamua falls under Sona Rai Tharhi 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district. Sankarpur is about 16 km away. Sona Rai Tharhi 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.