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About Jamkandar Village

Jamkandar is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 210 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamkandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkandar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 210
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamkandar compares

By the 2011 count Jamkandar is the 53rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jamkandar

Jamkandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamkandar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jamkandar from other places

Jamkandar lies about 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 28 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 Jamkandar
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 28 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 28 km

Villages closest to Jamkandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkandar village had a population of 403. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Jamkandar village has 210 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkandar has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jamkandar is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamkandar covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamkandar falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamkandar is Tilbhita, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamkandar.

Jamkandar is about 28 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamkandar is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 28 km away. Tilbhita is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nunpara (under 2 km), Palmanda (under 2 km) and Pakudih (1.7 km).

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

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