About Kaniyajamal Village

Kaniyajamal is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 277 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniyajamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniyajamal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	133 hectares
Population	542
Male Population	277
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Kaniyajamal compares

By the 2011 count Kaniyajamal is the 94th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kaniyajamal

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

Kaniyajamal lies about 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jama, about under 2 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 Kaniyajamal
Nearest railway station	Jama	under 2 km
District headquarters	Dumka	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	26 km

Villages closest to Kaniyajamal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 Kaniyajamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniyajamal village had a population of 542. That makes it the 94th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Kaniyajamal village has 277 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniyajamal has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kaniyajamal is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniyajamal covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaniyajamal falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaniyajamal is Jama, about under 2 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 Kaniyajamal.

Kaniyajamal is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniyajamal is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Jama is about under 2 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Ramgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.