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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 81 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816115, 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 Taljhari
Pincode 816115
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 81
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 96th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Jamalpur

The census records public bus service for Jamalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 6.4 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 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 Taljhari 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 Jamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 164. That makes it the 96th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Jamalpur village has 81 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 816115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamalpur falls under Taljhari 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about under 2 km away. Taljhari is about 6.4 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanpur (under 2 km), Gamhariya (under 2 km) and Kalhajhor (under 2 km).

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

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