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About Jamjori Village

Jamjori is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,549, made up of 815 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamjori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamjori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 92.26 hectares
Population 1,549
Male Population 815
Female Population 734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamjori compares

By the 2011 count Jamjori is the 16th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 92.26 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jamjori

Jamjori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamjori 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamjori from other places

Jamjori lies about 11 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.8 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 Jamjori
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 4.8 km
District headquarters Giridih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 13 km

Villages closest to Jamjori

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 Jamjori

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamjori village had a population of 1,549. That makes it the 16th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Jamjori village has 815 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamjori has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jamjori is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamjori covers 92.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamjori falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamjori is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamjori.

Jamjori is about 11 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamjori is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 4.8 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Gande is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariarpur (2.7 km), Barotanr (3.0 km) and Karmatanr (4.4 km).

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

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