About Jam Village

Jam is one of the larger villages in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,168, made up of 3,211 males and 2,957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.51 hectares hectares.

Jam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jam village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ballia
Tehsil	Rasra
Area (hectares)	450.51 hectares
Population	6,168
Male Population	3,211
Female Population	2,957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jam compares

By the 2011 count Jam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 450.51 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jam

Jam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jam from other places

Jam lies about 23 km from Ballia. 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 Jam
Nearest town	Baheri	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rasra	23 km
District headquarters	Ballia	23 km

Villages closest to Jam

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

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Common questions about Jam

As per the Census of India 2011, Jam village had a population of 6,168. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Jam village has 3,211 males and 2,957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jam has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Jam covers 450.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jam falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Jam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Jam.

Jam is about 23 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jam is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Baheri is about 2.5 km away. Rasra is about 23 km away. Ballia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.