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About Jamtalia Village

Jamtalia is a small village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 161 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamtalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamtalia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bhasma
Pincode 770019
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 161
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamtalia compares

By the 2011 count Jamtalia is the 40th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jamtalia

Jamtalia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamtalia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jamtalia from other places

Jamtalia lies about 19 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Dhutra, about 6.4 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 Jamtalia
Tehsil headquarters Bhasma 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Dhutra 6.4 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 11 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 19 km

Villages closest to Jamtalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamtalia village had a population of 303. That makes it the 40th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Jamtalia village has 161 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtalia has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jamtalia is 770019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamtalia covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamtalia falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jamtalia is Dhutra, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance for Jamtalia.

Jamtalia is about 19 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamtalia is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bhasma is about 2.3 km away. Dhutra is about 6.4 km away. Jharsuguda is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhasma (2.3 km), Kabanga (3.1 km) and Kainsara (3.3 km).

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

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