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About Jamda Shahi Village

Jamda Shahi is one of the larger villages in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,000, made up of 3,258 males and 2,742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.01 hectares hectares.

Jamda Shahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamda Shahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 203.01 hectares
Population 6,000
Male Population 3,258
Female Population 2,742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamda Shahi compares

By the 2011 count Jamda Shahi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 203.01 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Jamda Shahi

Jamda Shahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamda Shahi as Available. 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 Jamda Shahi from other places

Jamda Shahi lies about 14 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 8.0 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 Jamda Shahi
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 8.0 km
District headquarters Basti 14 km
Nearest town Bastī 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 14 km

Villages closest to Jamda Shahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rudhauli 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 Jamda Shahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamda Shahi village had a population of 6,000. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Jamda Shahi village has 3,258 males and 2,742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamda Shahi has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Jamda Shahi covers 203.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamda Shahi falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamda Shahi is Govindnagar, about 8.0 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamda Shahi.

Jamda Shahi is about 14 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamda Shahi is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Govindnagar is about 8.0 km away. Basti is about 14 km away. Bastī is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachdwri (under 2 km), Gandhar (under 2 km) and Gandhriya Faj (under 2 km).

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

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