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About Jamkuri Village

Jamkuri is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 553 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 250.1 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 553
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Jamkuri compares

By the 2011 count Jamkuri is the 53rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 250.1 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Jamkuri

Jamkuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamkuri 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 Jagannathdi, Jambad, Jambani and Jamkanali. 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 Jamkuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkuri village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Jamkuri village has 553 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkuri has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Jamkuri is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamkuri covers 250.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jamkuri 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 Jamkuri.

Jamkuri 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 Jamkuri today is likely to be higher.

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