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About Jamui Village

Jamui is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 701 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamui village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 224.13 hectares
Population 1,353
Male Population 701
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamui compares

By the 2011 count Jamui is the 25th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 224.13 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jamui

The census records public bus service for Jamui as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jamui from other places

Jamui lies about 41 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Wyndhamganj, about 2.0 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 Jamui
Nearest railway station Wyndhamganj 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 7.6 km
Nearest town Renukūt 39 km
District headquarters Garhwa 41 km

Villages closest to Jamui

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 Jamui

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamui village had a population of 1,353. That makes it the 25th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Jamui village has 701 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamui has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

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

Jamui covers 224.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamui falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamui is Wyndhamganj, about 2.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamui.

Jamui 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.

Jamui is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Wyndhamganj is about 2.0 km away. Nagaruntari is about 7.6 km away. Renukūt is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangti (under 2 km), Jamua (under 2 km) and Bilaspur (under 2 km).

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

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