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About Jamrand Village

Jamrand is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 465 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamrand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamrand village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731125
Area (hectares) 116.52 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 465
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamrand compares

By the 2011 count Jamrand is the 66th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 116.52 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jamrand

The census records public bus service for Jamrand as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamrand from other places

Jamrand lies about 72 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Bhimgara Junction, about 3.2 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 Jamrand
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Bhimgara Junction 3.2 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 10 km
District headquarters Birbhum 72 km

Villages closest to Jamrand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamrand village had a population of 866. That makes it the 66th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Jamrand village has 465 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamrand has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jamrand is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamrand covers 116.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamrand falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamrand is Bhimgara Junction, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamrand.

Jamrand is about 72 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamrand is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Khoyrasol is about 2.7 km away. Bhimgara Junction is about 3.2 km away. Dubrājpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankati (under 2 km), Matiala (under 2 km) and Pansuri (1.7 km).

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

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