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About Jamua Village

Jamua is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 98 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, 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 Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 60.88 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 98
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Jamua is the 228th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 60.88 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jamua

Jamua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamua 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ismailchak, Jaganath Chak, Jakpur and Jamira. 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 204. That makes it the 228th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Jamua village has 98 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamua has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jamua is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamua covers 60.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jamua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Jamua.

Jamua is in Kharagpur 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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