About Jamgain Village

Jamgain is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 329 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 996 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgain village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	996 hectares
Population	713
Male Population	329
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,167
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 Jamgain compares

By the 2011 count Jamgain is the 55th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 996 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1002.

Getting to Jamgain

Jamgain is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamgain 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 Jamgain from other places

Jamgain lies about 34 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 21 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 Jamgain
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	9.6 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	18 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	21 km
District headquarters	Gumla	34 km

Villages closest to Jamgain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgain village had a population of 713. That makes it the 55th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Jamgain village has 329 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgain has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jamgain is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgain covers 996 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamgain falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamgain is Lohardaga, about 21 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 Jamgain.

Jamgain is about 34 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgain is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 9.6 km away. Lohārdagā is about 18 km away. Lohardaga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.