About Jamkandar Village

Jamkandar is a mid sized village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 263 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, 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	Litipara
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	291 hectares
Population	524
Male Population	263
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamkandar compares

By the 2011 count Jamkandar is the 53rd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Jamkandar

Jamkandar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamkandar 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 5 - 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	Litipara	9.6 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 Litipara 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 Jamkandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkandar village had a population of 524. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Jamkandar village has 263 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkandar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Jamkandar is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamkandar covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamkandar falls under Litipara 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 5 - 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 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 Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 9.6 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.