About Jamdhara Village

Jamdhara is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 104 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdhara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814141
Area (hectares)	73.34 hectares
Population	215
Male Population	104
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
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 Jamdhara compares

By the 2011 count Jamdhara is the 265th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 73.34 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jamdhara

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

Jamdhara lies about 23 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 4.1 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 Jamdhara
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	4.3 km
District headquarters	Dumka	23 km

Villages closest to Jamdhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdhara village had a population of 215. That makes it the 265th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Jamdhara village has 104 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdhara has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Jamdhara is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdhara covers 73.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamdhara falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamdhara is Basukinath Railway Station, about 4.1 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 Jamdhara.

Jamdhara is about 23 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdhara is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 4.1 km away. Jarmundi is about 4.3 km away. Dumka is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.