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About Jamuwa Village

Jamuwa is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 626 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.92 hectares hectares.

Jamuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamuwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 150.92 hectares
Population 1,203
Male Population 626
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Jamuwa compares

By the 2011 count Jamuwa is the 113th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 150.92 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Jamuwa

Jamuwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamuwa 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 Jamuwa from other places

Jamuwa lies about 31 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sanjarpur, about 13 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 Jamuwa
Nearest town Lalganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Sanjarpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 18 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 31 km

Villages closest to Jamuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamuwa village had a population of 1,203. That makes it the 113th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Jamuwa village has 626 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamuwa has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Jamuwa covers 150.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamuwa falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamuwa is Sanjarpur, about 13 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 Jamuwa.

Jamuwa is about 31 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamuwa is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 13 km away. Sanjarpur is about 13 km away. Mehnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belva (2.4 km), Mainpur (2.7 km) and Chakiya (5.2 km).

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

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