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About Jamkiri Village

Jamkiri is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 449 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamkiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkiri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 299.87 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 449
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamkiri compares

By the 2011 count Jamkiri is the 70th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 299.87 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Jamkiri

Jamkiri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamkiri as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Isanda, Jagannathdi, Jambad and Jambani. 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 Jamkiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkiri village had a population of 905. That makes it the 70th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Jamkiri village has 449 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkiri has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Jamkiri is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamkiri covers 299.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamkiri falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jamkiri notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamkiri.

Jamkiri is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Jamkiri today is likely to be higher.

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