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About Jamamo Village

Jamamo is a mid sized village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 369 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamamo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamamo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815317
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 369
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamamo compares

By the 2011 count Jamamo is the 34th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jamamo

Jamamo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamamo as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamamo from other places

Jamamo lies about 59 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 26 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 Jamamo
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 26 km
Nearest town Jamūī 37 km
District headquarters Giridih 59 km

Villages closest to Jamamo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamamo village had a population of 789. That makes it the 34th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Jamamo village has 369 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamamo has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jamamo is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamamo covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamamo falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamamo is Dhanwar, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamamo.

Jamamo is about 59 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamamo is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 8.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 26 km away. Jamūī is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nariamo (under 2 km), Danokhunt (1.6 km) and Nainpur (2.2 km).

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

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