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About Jamdah Village

Jamdah is a small village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 101 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdah village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833101
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 101
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamdah compares

By the 2011 count Jamdah is the 86th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 989.

Getting to Jamdah

Jamdah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamdah as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamdah from other places

Jamdah lies about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 14 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 Jamdah
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 14 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 19 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 23 km

Villages closest to Jamdah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdah village had a population of 199. That makes it the 86th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Jamdah village has 101 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdah has about 970 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Jamdah is 833101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdah covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamdah falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamdah is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamdah.

Jamdah is about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdah is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 1.6 km away. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 14 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Todangdih (under 2 km), Puniburi (under 2 km) and Karalor (under 2 km).

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

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