About Jamua Village

Jamua is a small village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 4 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, 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	Meral
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	341.22 hectares
Population	6
Male Population	4
Female Population	2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	500
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 341.22 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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 41 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Wyndhamganj, about 2.9 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	Wyndhamganj	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meral	30 km
Nearest town	Renukūt	40 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	41 km

Villages closest to Jamua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meral 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 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Jamua village has 4 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 341.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamua falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Wyndhamganj, about 2.9 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 41 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 Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Wyndhamganj is about 2.9 km away. Meral is about 30 km away. Renukūt is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.