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About Jamuna Village

Jamuna is a mid sized village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 430 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 812 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamuna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 812 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 430
Female Population 434
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 10+ km distance

How Jamuna compares

By the 2011 count Jamuna is the 32nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 812 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Jamuna

Jamuna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamuna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamuna from other places

Jamuna lies about 66 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 38 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 Jamuna
Tehsil headquarters Manika 25 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 38 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 40 km
District headquarters Latehar 66 km

Villages closest to Jamuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamuna village had a population of 864. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Jamuna village has 430 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamuna has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Jamuna is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamuna covers 812 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamuna falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamuna is Kajri, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamuna.

Jamuna is about 66 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamuna is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Manika is about 25 km away. Kajri is about 38 km away. Nabīnagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matnag (4.6 km), Matnog (4.6 km) and Palhea (5.6 km).

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

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