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About Jamkiheju Village

Jamkiheju is a small village in Lanjigarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 130 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamkiheju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkiheju village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Lanjigarh
Pincode 766020
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 130
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
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 Jamkiheju compares

By the 2011 count Jamkiheju is the 38th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Jamkiheju

Jamkiheju is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamkiheju 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. The nearest villages by name are Harekrusnapur, Haridaguda, Ijrupa and Jagannathapur. 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 Jamkiheju

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkiheju village had a population of 282. That makes it the 38th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Jamkiheju village has 130 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkiheju has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Jamkiheju is 766020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamkiheju covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamkiheju falls under Lanjigarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Jamkiheju notes the nearest railway station 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 Jamkiheju.

Jamkiheju is in Lanjigarh tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Jamkiheju today is likely to be higher.

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