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About Jamui Village

Jamui is a large village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,284, made up of 1,148 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.37 hectares hectares.

Jamui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamui village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 144.37 hectares
Population 2,284
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamui compares

By the 2011 count Jamui is the 115th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 144.37 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jamui

Jamui is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamui as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jamui from other places

Jamui lies about 11 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Allahabad Chheoki Junction, about 3.2 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 Jamui
Nearest railway station Allahabad Chheoki Junction 3.2 km
District headquarters Allahabad 11 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 29 km

Villages closest to Jamui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamui village had a population of 2,284. That makes it the 115th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Jamui village has 1,148 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamui has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Jamui covers 144.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamui falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamui is Allahabad Chheoki Junction, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jamui.

Jamui is about 11 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamui is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Allahabad Chheoki Junction is about 3.2 km away. Allahabad is about 11 km away. Prayagraj 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 Bigahiya (3.5 km), Shahpur Kalyan Urf Newada (12 km) and Nasiranpur (13 km).

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

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