About Jama Village

Jama is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 114 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814118, 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	Jarmundi
Pincode	814118
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	230
Male Population	114
Female Population	116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
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 Jama compares

By the 2011 count Jama is the 254th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jama

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

Jama 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 Jama
Nearest railway station	Jama	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	10 km
District headquarters	Dumka	14 km

Villages closest to Jama

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 Jama

As per the Census of India 2011, Jama village had a population of 230. That makes it the 254th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Jama village has 114 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jama has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Jama is 814118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jama covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jama falls under Jarmundi 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jama.

Jama 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.

Jama is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Jama is about under 2 km away. Jarmundi is about 10 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.