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About Jamapur Village

Jamapur is a mid sized village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 882 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583229
Area (hectares) 859.46 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 882
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamapur compares

By the 2011 count Jamapur is the 62nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 859.46 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Jamapur

Jamapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jamapur from other places

Jamapur lies about 60 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Siddapur, about 6.7 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 Jamapur
Nearest railway station Siddapur 6.7 km
Nearest town Kampli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 19 km
District headquarters Koppal 60 km

Villages closest to Jamapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamapur village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Jamapur village has 882 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamapur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Jamapur is 583229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamapur covers 859.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamapur falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jamapur is Siddapur, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jamapur.

Jamapur is about 60 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamapur is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Siddapur is about 6.7 km away. Kampli is about 14 km away. Gangawati 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 Kuntoji (1.7 km), Kottankal (5.4 km) and Bargur (5.6 km).

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

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