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About Jamurkha Village

Jamurkha is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,824, made up of 918 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.61 hectares hectares.

Jamurkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamurkha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 121.61 hectares
Population 1,824
Male Population 918
Female Population 906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jamurkha compares

By the 2011 count Jamurkha is the 136th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 121.61 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Jamurkha

The census records public bus service for Jamurkha 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamurkha from other places

Jamurkha lies about 19 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Dheena, about 6.1 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 Jamurkha
Nearest railway station Dheena 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 13 km
Nearest town Zamānia 18 km
District headquarters Chandauli 19 km

Villages closest to Jamurkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamurkha village had a population of 1,824. That makes it the 136th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Jamurkha village has 918 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamurkha has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Jamurkha covers 121.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamurkha falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamurkha is Dheena, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamurkha.

Jamurkha is about 19 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamurkha is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Dheena is about 6.1 km away. Sakaldiha is about 13 km away. Zamānia 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 Kamalpur Kohna (under 2 km), Baheri (under 2 km) and Janauli (1.6 km).

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

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