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About Jamosti Village

Jamosti is a mid sized village in Chalkusa tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,892, made up of 978 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamosti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamosti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chalkusa
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 456.52 hectares
Population 1,892
Male Population 978
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Jamosti compares

By the 2011 count Jamosti is the 8th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 456.52 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jamosti

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

Jamosti lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Parsabad, about 7.8 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 Jamosti
Tehsil headquarters Chalkusa 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Parsabad 7.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 22 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Jamosti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamosti village had a population of 1,892. That makes it the 8th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Jamosti village has 978 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamosti has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jamosti is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamosti covers 456.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamosti falls under Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamosti is Parsabad, about 7.8 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 Jamosti.

Jamosti is about 44 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamosti is in Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chalkusa is about 5.9 km away. Parsabad is about 7.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paratkola (1.7 km), Dhobiadih (1.7 km) and Kendua (2.0 km).

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

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