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About Jamtara Village

Jamtara is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 168 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.65 hectares hectares.

Jamtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamtara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 187.65 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 168
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Jamtara compares

By the 2011 count Jamtara is the 123rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 187.65 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 901.

Getting to Jamtara

Jamtara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamtara 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 Jamtara from other places

Jamtara lies about 66 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Kareli, about 43 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 Jamtara
Tehsil headquarters Deori 9.2 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Kareli 43 km
District headquarters Sagar 66 km

Villages closest to Jamtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamtara village had a population of 342. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Jamtara village has 168 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtara has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 901.

Jamtara covers 187.65 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.

Jamtara falls under Deori tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamtara is Kareli, about 43 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 Jamtara.

Jamtara is about 66 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamtara is in Deori tehsil of Sagar district. Deori is about 9.2 km away. Deori Khās is about 9.2 km away. Kareli is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandena (under 2 km), Khamra Phathsingh (2.1 km) and Tundari (2.6 km).

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

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