About Jamnikola Village

Jamnikola is a large village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,227, made up of 1,720 males and 1,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamnikola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamnikola village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Bashant Rai
Pincode	814155
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	3,227
Male Population	1,720
Female Population	1,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamnikola compares

By the 2011 count Jamnikola is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jamnikola

Jamnikola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamnikola as Available within 5 - 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 Jamnikola from other places

Jamnikola lies about 2.0 km from Bashant Rai, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 17 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 Jamnikola
Tehsil headquarters	Bashant Rai	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Godda	17 km

Villages closest to Jamnikola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Jamnikola

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamnikola village had a population of 3,227. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Jamnikola village has 1,720 males and 1,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamnikola has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jamnikola is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamnikola covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamnikola falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamnikola is Godda, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamnikola.

Jamnikola is about 2.0 km from Bashant Rai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamnikola is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 2.0 km away. Godda is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.