About Jam Village

Jam is a large village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,417, made up of 1,304 males and 1,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.24 hectares hectares.

Jam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jam village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bareilly
Tehsil	Meerganj
Area (hectares)	389.24 hectares
Population	2,417
Male Population	1,304
Female Population	1,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jam compares

By the 2011 count Jam is the 52nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 389.24 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Jam

Jam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 28 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Nagaria Sadat, about 6.0 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 Jam
Nearest railway station	Nagaria Sadat	6.0 km
Nearest town	Sarauli	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meerganj	28 km
District headquarters	Bareilly	28 km

Villages closest to Jam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meerganj 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 2,417. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Jam village has 1,304 males and 1,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jam has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Jam covers 389.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jam falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jam is Nagaria Sadat, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Jam.

Jam is about 28 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jam is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Nagaria Sadat is about 6.0 km away. Sarauli is about 9.4 km away. Meerganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.