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About Jamukani Village

Jamukani is a mid sized village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 321 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamukani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamukani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770024
Area (hectares) 453 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 321
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Jamukani compares

By the 2011 count Jamukani is the 28th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 453 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Jamukani

Jamukani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamukani 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 Jamukani from other places

Jamukani lies about 32 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 4.7 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 Jamukani
Nearest railway station Kechobahal 4.7 km
Nearest town Belpahar 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 16 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 32 km

Villages closest to Jamukani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamukani village had a population of 611. That makes it the 28th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Jamukani village has 321 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamukani has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Jamukani is 770024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamukani covers 453 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamukani falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jamukani is Kechobahal, about 4.7 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 Jamukani.

Jamukani is about 32 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamukani is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 4.7 km away. Belpahar is about 7.1 km away. Hemgir is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamakani (under 2 km), Khajuradihi (2.2 km) and Lakadijharan (3.0 km).

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

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