About Jamua Village

Jamua is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 216 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	429
Male Population	216
Female Population	213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 130th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within village. 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 61 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 2.2 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 Jamua
Nearest railway station	Godda	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	61 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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 Jamua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 429. That makes it the 130th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Jamua village has 216 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Jamua covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamua falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Godda, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamua.

Jamua is about 61 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Godda is about 2.2 km away. Ramgarh is about 28 km away. Dumka is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.