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About Jamripahar Village

Jamripahar is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 60 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamripahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamripahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 60
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamripahar compares

By the 2011 count Jamripahar is the 136th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Jamripahar

Jamripahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamripahar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamripahar from other places

Jamripahar lies about 16 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 3.6 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 Jamripahar
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 3.6 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 16 km

Villages closest to Jamripahar

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.

Common questions about Jamripahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamripahar village had a population of 124. That makes it the 136th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Jamripahar village has 60 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamripahar has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

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

Jamripahar covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamripahar falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamripahar is Karanpurato, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamripahar.

Jamripahar is about 16 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamripahar is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 3.6 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Barhait is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarpahar (under 2 km), Kargopahar (under 2 km) and Pushre (1.7 km).

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

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