About Jamtara Village

Jamtara is a small village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 8 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamtara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Kodarma
Tehsil	Domchanch
Pincode	825407
Area (hectares)	84 hectares
Population	17
Male Population	8
Female Population	9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,125
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 Jamtara compares

By the 2011 count Jamtara is the 92nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Jamtara

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

Jamtara lies about 24 km from Domchanch, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 20 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 Jamtara
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Domchanch	24 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	32 km

Villages closest to Jamtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamtara village had a population of 17. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Jamtara village has 8 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtara has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Jamtara is 825407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamtara covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamtara falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamtara is Dhanwar, about 20 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 Jamtara.

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

Jamtara is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Dhanwar is about 20 km away. Domchanch is about 24 km away. Kodarma is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.