About Jamchua Village

Jamchua is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 136 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.71 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	Kathikund
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	164.71 hectares
Population	284
Male Population	136
Female Population	148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
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 89th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 164.71 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

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 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 5.0 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
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	5.0 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kathikund	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	32 km

Villages closest to Jamchua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kathikund 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 284. That makes it the 89th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Jamchua village has 136 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamchua has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

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

Jamchua covers 164.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamchua falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamchua is Harinsing, about 5.0 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 32 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 Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 5.0 km away. Rampur Hat is about 25 km away. Kathikund is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.