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About Jamu Village

Jamu is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,650, made up of 805 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 950.43 hectares hectares.

Jamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamu village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 950.43 hectares
Population 1,650
Male Population 805
Female Population 845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamu compares

By the 2011 count Jamu is the 40th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 950.43 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, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jamu

Jamu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamu as Available within 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 Jamu from other places

Jamu lies about 39 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 39 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 Jamu
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 20 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 39 km
District headquarters Betul 39 km
Nearest town Betūl 39 km

Villages closest to Jamu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamu village had a population of 1,650. That makes it the 40th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Jamu village has 805 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamu has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Jamu covers 950.43 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.

Jamu falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamu is Maramjhiri, about 39 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 village for Jamu.

Jamu is about 39 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamu is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 20 km away. Maramjhiri is about 39 km away. Betul is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghutiya (1.8 km), Uti (1.8 km) and Gulhardhana (1.8 km).

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

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