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About Jamau Village

Jamau is a mid sized village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 910 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Pincode 202145
Area (hectares) 285.46 hectares
Population 1,631
Male Population 910
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
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 Jamau compares

By the 2011 count Jamau is the 70th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 285.46 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Jamau

Jamau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamau 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamau from other places

Jamau lies about 27 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 16 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 Jamau
Nearest town Khair 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Danwar 16 km
District headquarters Aligarh 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 33 km

Villages closest to Jamau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamau village had a population of 1,631. That makes it the 70th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Jamau village has 910 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamau has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Jamau is 202145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamau covers 285.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamau falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamau is Danwar, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Jamau.

Jamau is about 27 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamau is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 5.9 km away. Danwar is about 16 km away. Aligarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamautiya (under 2 km), Nagla Ahivasi (9.4 km) and Nagla Darvar (9.4 km).

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

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