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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 458 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.62 hectares hectares.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 322.62 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 458
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 125th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 322.62 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Harra, Harraha Tola, Harri and Harri Dol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jamua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 902. That makes it the 125th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Jamua village has 458 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Jamua covers 322.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamua falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Jamua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamua.

Jamua is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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