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About Jamunia Village

Jamunia is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 61 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamunia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 86.26 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 61
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamunia compares

By the 2011 count Jamunia is the 223rd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 86.26 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 941.

Getting to Jamunia

Jamunia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamunia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 170 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Narkopi, about 15 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 Narkopi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 21 km
Nearest town Rātu 30 km
District headquarters Giridih 170 km

Villages closest to Jamunia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deori 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 112. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Jamunia village has 61 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamunia has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Jamunia is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamunia covers 86.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamunia falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamunia is Narkopi, about 15 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 village for Jamunia.

Jamunia is about 170 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamunia is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Narkopi is about 15 km away. Deori is about 21 km away. Rātu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baheradih (5.1 km), Barwadih (5.1 km) and Tilaia (5.4 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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