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About Jamru Village

Jamru is a mid sized village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 653 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.84 hectares hectares.

Jamru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamru village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares) 109.84 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 653
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamru compares

By the 2011 count Jamru is the 106th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 109.84 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jamru

Jamru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamru as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jamru from other places

Jamru lies about 31 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Chauri Chaura, about 15 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 Jamru
Nearest town Rūdarpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Chauri Chaura 15 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 31 km

Villages closest to Jamru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 Jamru

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamru village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 106th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Jamru village has 653 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamru has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Jamru covers 109.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamru falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamru is Chauri Chaura, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jamru.

Jamru is about 31 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamru is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Rūdarpur is about 12 km away. Chauri Chaura is about 15 km away. Gorakhpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mishraulia (under 2 km), Karauta (under 2 km) and Jadu Pur (under 2 km).

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

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