About Jama Village

Jama is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 413 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	843
Male Population	413
Female Population	430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jama compares

By the 2011 count Jama is the 25th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jama

Jama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jama as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jama from other places

Jama lies about 13 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 Jama
Nearest railway station	Jama	under 2 km
District headquarters	Dumka	13 km

Villages closest to Jama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jama village had a population of 843. That makes it the 25th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Jama village has 413 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jama has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Jama is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jama covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jama falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jama 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jama.

Jama is about 13 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jama is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Jama is about under 2 km away. Dumka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.