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About Jamdara Village

Jamdara is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 417 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.81 hectares hectares.

Jamdara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 44.81 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 417
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamdara compares

By the 2011 count Jamdara is the 169th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 44.81 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Jamdara

Jamdara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamdara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamdara from other places

Jamdara lies about 42 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 16 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 Jamdara
Nearest town Chillupār 14 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 20 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 42 km

Villages closest to Jamdara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdara village had a population of 826. That makes it the 169th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Jamdara village has 417 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdara has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Jamdara covers 44.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamdara falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamdara is Dohrighat, about 16 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamdara.

Jamdara is about 42 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdara is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chillupār is about 14 km away. Dohrighat is about 16 km away. Bansgaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sardaha (under 2 km), Gangapar (under 2 km) and Gangoopar (under 2 km).

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

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