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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a small village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 167 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 42.13 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 167
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 133rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 42.13 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hasimpur, Jagannathpur, Jambolia and Jamgadi. 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 Jamua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamua village had a population of 347. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Jamua village has 167 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 42.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamua falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jamua notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamua.

Jamua is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Jamua today is likely to be higher.

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