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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 513 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.51 hectares hectares.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 70.51 hectares
Population 1,158
Male Population 513
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,257
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 144th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 70.51 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 36 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Lar Road, about 2.6 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 Jamua
Nearest railway station Lar Road 2.6 km
Nearest town Lar 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 11 km
District headquarters Deoria 36 km

Villages closest to Jamua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 144th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Jamua village has 513 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Jamua covers 70.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamua falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamua is Lar Road, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Jamua is about 36 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Lar Road is about 2.6 km away. Lar is about 7.9 km away. Salempur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murar Bari (under 2 km), Mundera (under 2 km) and Dharmer (under 2 km).

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

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