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About Jamalapur Village

Jamalapur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 96 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.45 hectares hectares.

Jamalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 15.45 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 96
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Jamalapur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalapur is the 440th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 15.45 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Jamalapur

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

Jamalapur lies about 37 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Didarganj Road, about 2.5 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 Jamalapur
Nearest railway station Didarganj Road 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 11 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 37 km

Villages closest to Jamalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalapur village had a population of 182. That makes it the 440th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Jamalapur village has 96 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalapur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Jamalapur covers 15.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamalapur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamalapur is Didarganj Road, about 2.5 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 Jamalapur.

Jamalapur is about 37 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalapur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Didarganj Road is about 2.5 km away. Shahganj is about 11 km away. Shāhganj 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 Shahapur (2.1 km), Mustafabad (2.6 km) and Chak Goharia (2.8 km).

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

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