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About Jamkundar Village

Jamkundar is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 65 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamkundar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkundar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 79.83 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 65
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Jamkundar compares

By the 2011 count Jamkundar is the 146th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 79.83 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Jamkundar

Jamkundar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamkundar 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 Jamkundar from other places

Jamkundar lies about 15 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 8.2 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 Jamkundar
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 15 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 15 km

Villages closest to Jamkundar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkundar village had a population of 126. That makes it the 146th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Jamkundar village has 65 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkundar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Jamkundar is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamkundar covers 79.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamkundar falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamkundar is Karanpurato, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamkundar.

Jamkundar 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.

Jamkundar is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 8.2 km away. Borio is about 11 km away. Sahibganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digra Rakso (under 2 km), Sabaiya (under 2 km) and Digra (1.7 km).

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

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