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About Jamkei Village

Jamkei is a mid sized village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 342 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamkei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkei village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770038
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 342
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamkei compares

By the 2011 count Jamkei is the 14th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Jamkei

Jamkei is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamkei as Available within <5 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 Jamkei from other places

Jamkei lies about 103 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 17 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 Jamkei
Tehsil headquarters Banei 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 17 km
Nearest town Deogarh 37 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 103 km

Villages closest to Jamkei

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkei village had a population of 709. That makes it the 14th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Jamkei village has 342 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkei has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Jamkei is 770038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamkei covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamkei falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jamkei is Barsuan, about 17 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 village for Jamkei.

Jamkei is about 103 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamkei is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 4.1 km away. Barsuan is about 17 km away. Deogarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upurda (under 2 km), Badbhaludunguri (under 2 km) and Sanbhaludunguri (under 2 km).

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

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