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About Jhab Village

Jhab is a mid sized village in Devgadbaria tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 910 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhab village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Devgadbaria
Pincode 389380
Area (hectares) 653.65 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 910
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhab compares

By the 2011 count Jhab is the 47th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 653.65 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jhab

Jhab is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhab as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jhab from other places

Jhab lies about 21 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Dahod, about 21 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 Jhab
District headquarters Dohad 21 km
Nearest railway station Dahod 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Devgadbaria 28 km

Villages closest to Jhab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhab village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 47th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Jhab village has 910 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhab has about 985 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jhab is 389380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhab covers 653.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhab falls under Devgadbaria tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jhab is Dahod, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Jhab.

Jhab is about 21 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhab is in Devgadbaria tehsil of Dohad district. Dohad is about 21 km away. Dahod is about 21 km away. Devgadbaria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moti Khajuri (1.5 km), Nani Khajuri (1.5 km) and Biliya (4.7 km).

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

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