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About Jamar Village

Jamar is a large village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,341, made up of 1,173 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 283.73 hectares
Population 2,341
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamar compares

By the 2011 count Jamar is the 10th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 283.73 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jamar

Jamar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hasamdipur, Ilaspur, Jadupur and Jagannathpur. 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 Jamar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamar village had a population of 2,341. That makes it the 10th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Jamar village has 1,173 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamar has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jamar is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamar covers 283.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamar falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jamar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jamar is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Jamar today is likely to be higher.

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