About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 340 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barhait
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	186.91 hectares
Population	673
Male Population	340
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 57th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 186.91 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1008.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 15 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about under 2 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 Jamalpur
Nearest railway station	Karanpurato	under 2 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhait	15 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	15 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 673. That makes it the 57th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Jamalpur village has 340 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 979 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 186.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamalpur falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Karanpurato, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamalpur.

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

Jamalpur is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about under 2 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Barhait is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.