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About Jamka Village

Jamka is a mid sized village in Bagasara tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 575 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1083.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365550, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamka village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Amreli
Tehsil Bagasara
Pincode 365550
Area (hectares) 1083.22 hectares
Population 1,126
Male Population 575
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamka compares

By the 2011 count Jamka is the 19th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,566 residents. Its 1083.22 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jamka

Jamka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamka as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamka from other places

Jamka lies about 25 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Bhader, about 15 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 Jamka
Tehsil headquarters Bagasara 5.3 km
Nearest town Bagasra 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Bhader 15 km
District headquarters Amreli 25 km

Villages closest to Jamka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamka village had a population of 1,126. That makes it the 19th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,566 residents.

Jamka village has 575 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamka has about 958 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Jamka is 365550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamka covers 1083.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamka falls under Bagasara tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jamka is Bhader, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamka.

Jamka is about 25 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamka is in Bagasara tehsil of Amreli district. Bagasara is about 5.3 km away. Bagasra is about 5.3 km away. Bhader is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanaliya (2.5 km), Shilana (3.5 km) and Charan Pipali (4.5 km).

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

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