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About Jamunia Village

Jamunia is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 220 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamunia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 115.94 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 220
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamunia compares

By the 2011 count Jamunia is the 118th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 115.94 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jamunia

Jamunia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamunia as Available within 5 - 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 Jamunia from other places

Jamunia 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 Jamunia
Nearest railway station Dhanpatdih 7.8 km
Nearest town Deoghar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiyahat 28 km
District headquarters Dumka 38 km

Villages closest to Jamunia

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

Common questions about Jamunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamunia village had a population of 427. That makes it the 118th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Jamunia village has 220 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamunia has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jamunia is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamunia covers 115.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamunia falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamunia 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamunia.

Jamunia 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.

Jamunia is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about 7.8 km away. Deoghar is about 24 km away. Saraiyahat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamua (under 2 km), Kita Jamua (under 2 km) and Jaraharia (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jamunia today is likely to be higher.

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