About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,124, made up of 574 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	815318
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	1,124
Male Population	574
Female Population	550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 73rd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within village. 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 Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 122 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 12 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	Katkamsandi	12 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	24 km
District headquarters	Giridih	122 km

Villages closest to Jamua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamua 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 1,124. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Jamua village has 574 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Katkamsandi, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jamua.

Jamua is about 122 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Katkamsandi is about 12 km away. Chatrā is about 24 km away. Giridih is about 122 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.