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About Jamtara Village

Jamtara is a large village in Ausgram II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,283, made up of 1,688 males and 1,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713171, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Ausgram II
Pincode 713171
Area (hectares) 357.69 hectares
Population 3,283
Male Population 1,688
Female Population 1,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamtara compares

By the 2011 count Jamtara is the 11th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 357.69 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jamtara

Jamtara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamtara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Harinathpur, Harishpur, Hodogarya and Jalalpur. 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 3,283. That makes it the 11th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Jamtara village has 1,688 males and 1,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtara has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jamtara is 713171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamtara covers 357.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamtara falls under Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jamtara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jamtara.

Jamtara is in Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman 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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