About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 344 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	822120
Area (hectares)	38.46 hectares
Population	649
Male Population	344
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
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 Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 48th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 38.46 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jamua

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

Jamua lies about 36 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, about 9.6 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Muhammadganj	9.6 km
Nearest town	Husainābād	21 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	36 km

Villages closest to Jamua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandi 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 48th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Jamua village has 344 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 38.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamua falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Muhammadganj, about 9.6 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 Jamua.

Jamua is about 36 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kandi is about 3.3 km away. Muhammadganj is about 9.6 km away. Husainābād is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.