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About Jamtara Village

Jamtara is a small village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 207 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamtara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Onda
Pincode 722144
Area (hectares) 83.47 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 207
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamtara compares

By the 2011 count Jamtara is the 193rd largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 83.47 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 963.

Getting to Jamtara

The census records public bus service for Jamtara 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jambani, Jambedya, Jamdoba and Jamjuri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jamtara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamtara village had a population of 377. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Jamtara village has 207 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtara has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Jamtara is 722144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamtara covers 83.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamtara falls under Onda tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jamtara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Jamtara.

Jamtara is in Onda tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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