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About Jamuda Village

Jamuda is a mid sized village in Harichandanpur tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,671, made up of 848 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamuda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Harichandanpur
Pincode 758028
Area (hectares) 981 hectares
Population 1,671
Male Population 848
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamuda compares

By the 2011 count Jamuda is the 8th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 981 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jamuda

Jamuda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamuda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jamuda from other places

Jamuda lies about 26 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 22 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 Jamuda
Nearest railway station Basantapur 22 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 26 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Harichandanpur 27 km

Villages closest to Jamuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamuda village had a population of 1,671. That makes it the 8th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Jamuda village has 848 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamuda has about 971 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Jamuda is 758028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamuda covers 981 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.

Jamuda falls under Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jamuda is Basantapur, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamuda.

Jamuda is about 26 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamuda is in Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 22 km away. Kendujhar is about 26 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balipal (4.4 km), Balipasi (4.4 km) and Sankarapur (7.7 km).

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

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