About Jamgain Village

Jamgain is a mid sized village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,963, made up of 964 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgain village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Bhandra
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	632 hectares
Population	1,963
Male Population	964
Female Population	999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
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 Jamgain compares

By the 2011 count Jamgain is the 8th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 632 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Jamgain

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

Jamgain lies about 23 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 6.9 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 Jamgain
Nearest railway station	Nagjua	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandra	8.2 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	23 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	23 km

Villages closest to Jamgain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgain village had a population of 1,963. That makes it the 8th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Jamgain village has 964 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgain has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Jamgain is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgain covers 632 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamgain falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamgain is Nagjua, about 6.9 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 Jamgain.

Jamgain is about 23 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgain is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Nagjua is about 6.9 km away. Bhandra is about 8.2 km away. Lohardaga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.