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About Jamri Village

Jamri is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 39 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,487 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814156
Area (hectares) 319.24 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 39
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,487
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamri compares

By the 2011 count Jamri is the 140th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 319.24 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Jamri

Jamri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jamri from other places

Jamri lies about 45 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, 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 Jamri
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 24 km
Nearest town Farakka 25 km
District headquarters Godda 45 km

Villages closest to Jamri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamri village had a population of 97. That makes it the 140th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Jamri village has 39 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamri has about 1487 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Jamri is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamri covers 319.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamri falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamri is Barharwa Junction, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamri.

Jamri is about 45 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamri is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Barharwa Junction is about 12 km away. Sundarpahari is about 24 km away. Farakka is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gari Bedo (under 2 km), Kubji Bedo (under 2 km) and Madgi Bedo (under 2 km).

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

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