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About Jamang Village

Jamang is a small village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 223 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 257.9 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 223
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamang compares

By the 2011 count Jamang is the 64th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 257.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1015.

Getting to Jamang

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

How far is Jamang from other places

Jamang lies about 45 km from Simdega. 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 Jamang
Tehsil headquarters Bano 4.2 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 30 km
District headquarters Simdega 45 km

Villages closest to Jamang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamang village had a population of 460. That makes it the 64th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Jamang village has 223 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamang has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Jamang is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamang covers 257.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamang falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jamang notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamang.

Jamang is about 45 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamang is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Bano is about 4.2 km away. Birmitrapur is about 30 km away. Simdega is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kenduda (under 2 km), Chatuora (under 2 km) and Chodordah (1.6 km).

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

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