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About Jambua Village

Jambua is a large village in Garbada tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,149, made up of 1,597 males and 1,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambua village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Garbada
Pincode 389155
Area (hectares) 575.41 hectares
Population 3,149
Male Population 1,597
Female Population 1,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jambua compares

By the 2011 count Jambua is the 26th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,849 residents. Its 575.41 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jambua

Jambua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jambua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jambua from other places

Jambua lies about 48 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Khandala, about 9.4 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 Jambua
Nearest railway station Khandala 9.4 km
Nearest town Alirajpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbada 31 km
District headquarters Dohad 48 km

Villages closest to Jambua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambua village had a population of 3,149. That makes it the 26th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,849 residents.

Jambua village has 1,597 males and 1,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambua has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jambua is 389155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambua covers 575.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambua falls under Garbada tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jambua is Khandala, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jambua.

Jambua is about 48 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambua is in Garbada tehsil of Dohad district. Khandala is about 9.4 km away. Alirajpur is about 17 km away. Garbada is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandla (25 km), Garbada (31 km) and Patiya (35 km).

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

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