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About Jamsal Village

Jamsal is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 194 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Jamsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamsal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 194
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jamsal compares

By the 2011 count Jamsal is the 97th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Jamsal

Jamsal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamsal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamsal from other places

Jamsal lies about 43 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 7.3 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 Jamsal
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 8.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
District headquarters Pakur 43 km

Villages closest to Jamsal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamsal village had a population of 406. That makes it the 97th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Jamsal village has 194 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamsal has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Jamsal covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamsal falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamsal is Adalpahari, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Jamsal.

Jamsal is about 43 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamsal is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Adalpahari is about 7.3 km away. Pakuria is about 8.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uparparkura (under 2 km), Srirampur (under 2 km) and Sibrat (under 2 km).

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

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