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About Jamashokar Village

Jamashokar is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 139 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamashokar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamashokar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 95.29 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 139
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamashokar compares

By the 2011 count Jamashokar is the 553rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 95.29 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jamashokar

Jamashokar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamashokar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jamashokar from other places

Jamashokar lies about 11 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 5.3 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 Jamashokar
Nearest railway station Khairahi 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 11 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 11 km

Villages closest to Jamashokar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamashokar village had a population of 246. That makes it the 553rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Jamashokar village has 139 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamashokar has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jamashokar is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamashokar covers 95.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamashokar falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamashokar is Khairahi, about 5.3 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamashokar.

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

Jamashokar is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 5.3 km away. Robertsganj is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra 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 Gajana (under 2 km), Oani Chaubey (under 2 km) and Mahuresher (under 2 km).

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

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