It comprises an area of about 16.7 square kilometers and has a population of about 155,243 (2023)[1] It is the capital of Jampur Tehsil.

Approximately 50 km to the west are the high and dry, barren mountains of the Sulaiman Range.

Boys High School Jampur[citation needed] which was founded in 1885, as a consequence of the introduction of the British Government system in 1857.

Jampur has a Tehsil Headquarter Hospital (T.H.Q) which consists of 1000 beds and many private clinics where specialized doctors serve.

Tehsil Jampur has 19 Union Councils namely: union council Tatar Walla (Mirza Ubaid Ullah House), Allahabad, Basti Rindan, Bokhara, Burrerywala, Dajal, Hajipur, Harrand, Jampur East, Jampur Gharbi, Kot Tahir, Kotla Dewan, Kotla Mughlan, Muhammad Pur, Noorpur Manjuwala, Noshahera, Tal Shumali, Tatarwala, Tibbi Lundan, Wah Leshari[3] The city used to have tribal and sub-tribal systems due to the Baloch tribes that settled here but has been modernized due to education and access to technology, like the internet.