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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a large village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,281, made up of 1,215 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, 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 Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 438 hectares
Population 2,281
Male Population 1,215
Female Population 1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 438 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Nagaruntari 6.9 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 Nagaruntari 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 Jamua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 2,281. That makes it the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Jamua village has 1,215 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 438 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamua falls under Nagaruntari 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Wyndhamganj is about 2.9 km away. Nagaruntari is about 6.9 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.

The closest recorded villages are Jamui (under 2 km), Halwanta Kalan (1.5 km) and Halwanta Khurd (1.8 km).

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

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