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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a small village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 132 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, 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 Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 84.13 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 132
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 135th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 84.13 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Harina, Harki, Hatipata and Hijla. 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 265. That makes it the 135th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Jamua village has 132 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 84.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamua falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Jamua is in Gopiballavpur II 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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