About Jamda Village

Jamda is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 568 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Potka
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	181 hectares
Population	1,163
Male Population	568
Female Population	595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamda compares

By the 2011 count Jamda is the 43rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Jamda

Jamda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamda as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamda from other places

Jamda lies about 90 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 14 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 Jamda
Nearest railway station	Rajkharsawan Junction	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potka	18 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	23 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	90 km

Villages closest to Jamda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamda village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Jamda village has 568 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamda has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Jamda is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamda covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamda falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamda is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamda.

Jamda is about 90 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamda is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 14 km away. Potka is about 18 km away. Chakradharpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.