About Jamchua Village

Jamchua is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 215 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamchua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamchua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	163 hectares
Population	430
Male Population	215
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Jamchua compares

By the 2011 count Jamchua is the 30th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jamchua

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

Jamchua lies about 38 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 23 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 Jamchua
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	23 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	38 km

Villages closest to Jamchua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamchua village had a population of 430. That makes it the 30th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Jamchua village has 215 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamchua has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Jamchua is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamchua covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamchua falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamchua is Harinsing, about 23 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 Jamchua.

Jamchua is about 38 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamchua is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 8.3 km away. Harinsing is about 23 km away. Nalhāti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.