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About Jamhar Village

Jamhar is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 291 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 291
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jamhar compares

By the 2011 count Jamhar is the 67th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Jamhar

Jamhar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamhar from other places

Jamhar lies about 24 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about under 2 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 Jamhar
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 24 km

Villages closest to Jamhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamhar village had a population of 580. That makes it the 67th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Jamhar village has 291 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamhar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Jamhar is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamhar covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamhar falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamhar is Govindpur Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamhar.

Jamhar is about 24 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamhar is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about under 2 km away. Karra is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurid (under 2 km), Bhusur (under 2 km) and Nauringa (under 2 km).

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

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