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About Jamuni Village

Jamuni is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 552 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamuni village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 191.31 hectares
Population 1,088
Male Population 552
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamuni compares

By the 2011 count Jamuni is the 88th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 191.31 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jamuni

Jamuni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamuni 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamuni from other places

Jamuni lies about 44 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, 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 Jamuni
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 13 km
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 15 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 16 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 44 km

Villages closest to Jamuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamuni village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 88th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Jamuni village has 552 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamuni has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jamuni is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamuni covers 191.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamuni falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamuni is Mallarpur, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamuni.

Jamuni is about 44 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamuni is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 13 km away. Mallarpur is about 15 km away. Rampur Hat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churigram (2.0 km), Raghunathpur (2.9 km) and Gobindapur (3.1 km).

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

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