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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,966, made up of 847 males and 1,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,321 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.62 hectares hectares.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 261.62 hectares
Population 1,966
Male Population 847
Female Population 1,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,321
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 91st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 261.62 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jamua

The census records public bus service for Jamua 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 44 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 5.4 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 Jamua
Tehsil headquarters Meja 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Unchdih 5.4 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 39 km
District headquarters Allahabad 44 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 1,966. That makes it the 91st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Jamua village has 847 males and 1,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 1321 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Jamua covers 261.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Unchdih, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jamua.

Jamua is about 44 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja is about 3.4 km away. Unchdih is about 5.4 km away. Gyānpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunchi (under 2 km), Renga (1.5 km) and Udhrenga (1.5 km).

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

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