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About Jamira Village

Jamira is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 73 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 48.15 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 73
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamira compares

By the 2011 count Jamira is the 314th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 48.15 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Jamira

Jamira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jamira from other places

Jamira lies about 81 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Chakulia, about 9.9 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 Jamira
Nearest railway station Chakulia 9.9 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhargram 35 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 81 km

Villages closest to Jamira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamira village had a population of 145. That makes it the 314th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Jamira village has 73 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamira has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jamira is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamira covers 48.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamira falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamira is Chakulia, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jamira.

Jamira is about 81 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamira is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chakulia is about 9.9 km away. Ghātsīla is about 21 km away. Jhargram is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakua (9.3 km), Chauli (9.3 km) and Purna Pani (13 km).

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

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