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About Jamba Village

Jamba is a mid sized village in Kavant tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,415, made up of 730 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391170, 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 Kavant
Pincode 391170
Area (hectares) 410.81 hectares
Population 1,415
Male Population 730
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamba compares

By the 2011 count Jamba is the 59th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents. Its 410.81 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

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 village. 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 95 km from Vadodara. 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
Tehsil headquarters Kavant 13 km
Nearest town Chhota Udepur 17 km
District headquarters Vadodara 95 km

Villages closest to Jamba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kavant 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 1,415. That makes it the 59th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents.

Jamba village has 730 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamba has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Jamba is 391170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamba covers 410.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamba falls under Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The census record for Jamba notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jamba is about 95 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 Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district. Kavant is about 13 km away. Chhota Udepur is about 17 km away. Vadodara is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambadungar (under 2 km), Kherka (7.1 km) and Pipalda (7.3 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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