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About Jamtai Village

Jamtai is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,129, made up of 559 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653.12 hectares hectares.

Jamtai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamtai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Area (hectares) 653.12 hectares
Population 1,129
Male Population 559
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamtai compares

By the 2011 count Jamtai is the 24th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 653.12 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Jamtai

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

How far is Jamtai from other places

Jamtai lies about 57 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Parbatonia, about 9.4 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 Jamtai
Nearest railway station Parbatonia 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 23 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 29 km
District headquarters Simdega 57 km

Villages closest to Jamtai

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 Jamtai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamtai village had a population of 1,129. That makes it the 24th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Jamtai village has 559 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtai has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Jamtai covers 653.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamtai falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamtai is Parbatonia, about 9.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamtai.

Jamtai is about 57 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamtai is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Parbatonia is about 9.4 km away. Bano is about 23 km away. Birmitrapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jorponda (under 2 km), Hurda (2.1 km) and Kenwgutu (3.2 km).

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

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