About Jamu Village

Jamu is a large village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,001, made up of 1,813 males and 2,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,207 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Kodarma
Tehsil	Markacho
Pincode	825318
Area (hectares)	718 hectares
Population	4,001
Male Population	1,813
Female Population	2,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,207
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamu compares

By the 2011 count Jamu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 718 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Jamu

Jamu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jamu from other places

Jamu lies about 31 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Dasra Halt BH, about 5.4 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 Jamu
Tehsil headquarters	Markacho	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Dasra Halt BH	5.4 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	18 km
District headquarters	Kodarma	31 km

Villages closest to Jamu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamu village had a population of 4,001. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Jamu village has 1,813 males and 2,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamu has about 1207 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Jamu is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamu covers 718 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamu falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamu is Dasra Halt BH, about 5.4 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 village for Jamu.

Jamu is about 31 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamu is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Markacho is about 2.4 km away. Dasra Halt BH is about 5.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.