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About Jamjurki Village

Jamjurki is a small village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 171 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamjurki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamjurki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Pincode 832301
Area (hectares) 138.71 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 171
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 Jamjurki compares

By the 2011 count Jamjurki is the 160th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 138.71 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Jamjurki

Jamjurki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamjurki 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 Jamjurki from other places

Jamjurki lies about 33 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kanimahuli, about 16 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 Jamjurki
Tehsil headquarters Baharagora 12 km
Nearest railway station Kanimahuli 16 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 22 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 33 km

Villages closest to Jamjurki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamjurki village had a population of 319. That makes it the 160th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Jamjurki village has 171 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamjurki has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Jamjurki is 832301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamjurki covers 138.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamjurki falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamjurki is Kanimahuli, about 16 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 Jamjurki.

Jamjurki is about 33 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamjurki is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Baharagora is about 12 km away. Kanimahuli is about 16 km away. Jhārgrām is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Swarga Chhinra (under 2 km), Swargachhinra (under 2 km) and Mangrosol (2.0 km).

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

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