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About Jamsar Village

Jamsar is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 776 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.34 hectares hectares.

Jamsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamsar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 107.34 hectares
Population 1,574
Male Population 776
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 Jamsar compares

By the 2011 count Jamsar is the 147th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 107.34 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Jamsar

Jamsar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamsar 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 Jamsar from other places

Jamsar lies about 11 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 6.7 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 Jamsar
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 11 km

Villages closest to Jamsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamsar village had a population of 1,574. That makes it the 147th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Jamsar village has 776 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamsar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Jamsar covers 107.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamsar falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamsar is Bakhsha, about 6.7 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 Jamsar.

Jamsar is about 11 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamsar is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bakhsha is about 6.7 km away. Kerakat is about 11 km away. Jaunpur 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 Chak Jamin (under 2 km), Jamunibari (under 2 km) and Abahadpur (under 2 km).

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

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