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About Jamgain Village

Jamgain is a small village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 251 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, 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 Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 251
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamgain compares

By the 2011 count Jamgain is the 69th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jamgain

Jamgain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamgain as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, 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 Jamgain
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 5.2 km
District headquarters Gumla 25 km
Nearest town Gumlā 25 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Jamgain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgain village had a population of 481. That makes it the 69th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Jamgain village has 251 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgain has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jamgain is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgain covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamgain falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamgain is Bakaspur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamgain.

Jamgain is about 25 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 Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 5.2 km away. Gumla is about 25 km away. Gumlā 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 Dahudih (under 2 km), Bisrampur (1.8 km) and Kapilnath (2.0 km).

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

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