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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a large village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,544, made up of 1,159 males and 1,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.67 hectares hectares.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 360.67 hectares
Population 2,544
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,195
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 69th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 360.67 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamua from other places

Jamua lies about 20 km from Jaunpur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 10 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 10 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 20 km

Villages closest to Jamua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 2,544. That makes it the 69th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Jamua village has 1,159 males and 1,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Jamua covers 360.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Jamua notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Jamua.

Jamua is about 20 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamua is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 10 km away. Mariāhu is about 10 km away. Jaunpur 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 Jamuwa (under 2 km), Barauli (under 2 km) and Bhubhuwar (2.0 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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