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About Jamdiha Village

Jamdiha is a mid sized village in Hat Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 709 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Hat Gamharia
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 572 hectares
Population 1,508
Male Population 709
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamdiha compares

By the 2011 count Jamdiha is the 18th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents. Its 572 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jamdiha

Jamdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamdiha as Available within 5 - 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 Jamdiha from other places

Jamdiha lies about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 4.4 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 Jamdiha
Nearest railway station Barabambo 4.4 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Hat Gamharia 15 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Jamdiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hat Gamharia 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 Jamdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdiha village had a population of 1,508. That makes it the 18th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents.

Jamdiha village has 709 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdiha has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jamdiha is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdiha covers 572 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamdiha falls under Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamdiha is Barabambo, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamdiha.

Jamdiha is about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdiha is in Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 4.4 km away. Chakradharpur is about 6.3 km away. Hat Gamharia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoposi (5.3 km), Gamharia (8.5 km) and Kitahatu (12 km).

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

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