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About Jamkathi Village

Jamkathi is a small village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 210 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamkathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkathi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Chandwara
Pincode 825409
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 210
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamkathi compares

By the 2011 count Jamkathi is the 54th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jamkathi

Jamkathi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamkathi as Available within 5 - 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 Jamkathi from other places

Jamkathi lies about 6.6 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Pipradih, about 4.3 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 Jamkathi
Nearest railway station Pipradih 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwara 5.6 km
District headquarters Kodarma 6.6 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 6.6 km

Villages closest to Jamkathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkathi village had a population of 397. That makes it the 54th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Jamkathi village has 210 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkathi has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jamkathi is 825409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamkathi covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamkathi falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamkathi is Pipradih, about 4.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamkathi.

Jamkathi is about 6.6 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamkathi is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Pipradih is about 4.3 km away. Chandwara is about 5.6 km away. Kodarma is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurmidih (under 2 km), Pokdanda (under 2 km) and Kanko (under 2 km).

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

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