About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 337 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, 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	Jarmundi
Pincode	814141
Area (hectares)	143.4 hectares
Population	649
Male Population	337
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 47th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 143.4 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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 10+ km distance. 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 Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 38 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 7.8 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	Dhanpatdih	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	18 km
Nearest town	Deoghar	24 km
District headquarters	Dumka	38 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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 Jamua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 649. That makes it the 47th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Jamua village has 337 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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

Jamua covers 143.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamua falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Dhanpatdih, about 7.8 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 village for Jamua.

Jamua 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.

Jamua is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about 7.8 km away. Jarmundi is about 18 km away. Deoghar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.