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About Jamthara Village

Jamthara is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,352, made up of 1,269 males and 1,083 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.28 hectares hectares.

Jamthara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamthara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 350.28 hectares
Population 2,352
Male Population 1,269
Female Population 1,083
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamthara compares

By the 2011 count Jamthara is the 131st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 350.28 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jamthara

Jamthara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamthara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jamthara from other places

Jamthara lies about 13 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Bangain, about 4.6 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 Jamthara
Nearest railway station Bangain 4.6 km
District headquarters Gonda 13 km
Nearest town Gondā City 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 21 km

Villages closest to Jamthara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamthara village had a population of 2,352. That makes it the 131st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Jamthara village has 1,269 males and 1,083 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamthara has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Jamthara covers 350.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamthara falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamthara is Bangain, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamthara.

Jamthara is about 13 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamthara is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Bangain is about 4.6 km away. Gonda is about 13 km away. Gondā City is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katauli (under 2 km), Paberawa (under 2 km) and Maha Para (under 2 km).

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

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