About Jamnighat Village

Jamnighat is a large village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,112, made up of 1,113 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamnighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamnighat village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Rajmahal
Pincode	816129
Area (hectares)	125.96 hectares
Population	2,112
Male Population	1,113
Female Population	999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamnighat compares

By the 2011 count Jamnighat is the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 125.96 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Jamnighat

Jamnighat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamnighat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamnighat from other places

Jamnighat lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 3.3 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 Jamnighat
Nearest railway station	Karanpurato	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajmahal	11 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	11 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	18 km

Villages closest to Jamnighat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamnighat village had a population of 2,112. That makes it the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Jamnighat village has 1,113 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamnighat has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Jamnighat is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamnighat covers 125.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamnighat falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamnighat is Karanpurato, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance for Jamnighat.

Jamnighat is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamnighat is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 3.3 km away. Rajmahal is about 11 km away. Rājmahal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.