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About Jamo Village

Jamo is one of the larger villages in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,734, made up of 3,407 males and 3,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.75 hectares hectares.

Jamo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamo village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Gauriganj
Area (hectares) 608.75 hectares
Population 6,734
Male Population 3,407
Female Population 3,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamo compares

By the 2011 count Jamo is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 608.75 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Jamo

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

Jamo lies about 63 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Akbarganj, about 15 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 Jamo
Nearest railway station Akbarganj 15 km
Nearest town Jais 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauriganj 32 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 63 km

Villages closest to Jamo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamo village had a population of 6,734. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Jamo village has 3,407 males and 3,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamo has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Jamo covers 608.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamo falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamo is Akbarganj, about 15 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 village for Jamo.

Jamo is about 63 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamo is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Akbarganj is about 15 km away. Jais is about 18 km away. Gauriganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samahai (7.0 km), Samhanwa (7.0 km) and Adilpur (9.8 km).

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

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