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About Jamuwan Village

Jamuwan is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 800 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.1 hectares hectares.

Jamuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamuwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 193.1 hectares
Population 1,472
Male Population 800
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Jamuwan compares

By the 2011 count Jamuwan is the 70th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 193.1 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Jamuwan

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

Jamuwan lies about 24 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, about 26 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 Jamuwan
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 2.3 km
Nearest town Auraiya 17 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 24 km
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 26 km

Villages closest to Jamuwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamuwan village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 70th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Jamuwan village has 800 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamuwan has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 856.

Jamuwan covers 193.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamuwan falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamuwan is Jhinjhak, about 26 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 Jamuwan.

Jamuwan is about 24 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamuwan is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 2.3 km away. Auraiya is about 17 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasirpur (under 2 km), Gopalpur Derapur (under 2 km) and Harbanspur (under 2 km).

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

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