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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a large village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,315, made up of 1,784 males and 1,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.02 hectares hectares.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares) 35.02 hectares
Population 3,315
Male Population 1,784
Female Population 1,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 10th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 35.02 hectares work out to about 95 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jamua

The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 31 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Bholldih, about 17 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 Bholldih 17 km
Nearest town Gomoh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 31 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 31 km

Villages closest to Jamua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Jamua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 3,315. That makes it the 10th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Jamua village has 1,784 males and 1,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Jamua covers 35.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 95 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamua falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Bholldih, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamua.

Jamua is about 31 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Bholldih is about 17 km away. Gomoh is about 17 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamuatanr (under 2 km), Mejura (2.1 km) and Barwadih (3.3 km).

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

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