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About Jamba Village

Jamba is a mid sized village in Jetpur Pavi tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,782, made up of 921 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamba village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Jetpur Pavi
Pincode 391160
Area (hectares) 356.82 hectares
Population 1,782
Male Population 921
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamba compares

By the 2011 count Jamba is the 43rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,204 residents. Its 356.82 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Jamba

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

Jamba lies about 9.4 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Makarpura, about 2.1 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 Jamba
Nearest railway station Makarpura 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jetpur Pavi 9.4 km
District headquarters Vadodara 9.4 km

Villages closest to Jamba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jetpur Pavi 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 Jamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamba village had a population of 1,782. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,204 residents.

Jamba village has 921 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamba has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Jamba is 391160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamba covers 356.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamba falls under Jetpur Pavi tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jamba is Makarpura, about 2.1 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 Jamba.

Jamba is about 9.4 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamba is in Jetpur Pavi tehsil of Vadodara district. Makarpura is about 2.1 km away. Jetpur Pavi is about 9.4 km away. Vadodara is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratapnagar (7.8 km), Ambakhut (9.4 km) and Ambazati (9.4 km).

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

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