About Jamda Village

Jamda is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 106 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	213
Male Population	106
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamda compares

By the 2011 count Jamda is the 121st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jamda

Jamda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamda from other places

Jamda lies about 3.6 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 14 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 Jamda
District headquarters	Khunti	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bingaon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	15 km

Villages closest to Jamda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamda village had a population of 213. That makes it the 121st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Jamda village has 106 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamda has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jamda is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamda covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamda falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamda is Bingaon, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamda.

Jamda is about 3.6 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamda is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 3.6 km away. Bingaon is about 14 km away. Murhu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.