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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,159, made up of 593 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Area (hectares) 502 hectares
Population 1,159
Male Population 593
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 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 424 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jambani, Jamdahri, Jamdol and Jamira. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jamua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 1,159. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Jamua village has 593 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Jamua covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamua falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jamua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamua.

Jamua is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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