About Jamua Village

Jamua is a large village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,990, made up of 2,047 males and 1,943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hussainabad
Pincode	822116
Area (hectares)	532 hectares
Population	3,990
Male Population	2,047
Female Population	1,943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
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 Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 532 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamua 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 Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 35 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 18 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 Jamua
Nearest railway station	Parasnath	18 km
Nearest town	Giridih	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainabad	35 km
District headquarters	Palamu	35 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 3,990. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Jamua village has 2,047 males and 1,943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Parasnath, about 18 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 Jamua.

Jamua is about 35 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Parasnath is about 18 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Hussainabad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.