About Jambad Village

Jambad is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 375 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambad village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	814119
Area (hectares)	228 hectares
Population	734
Male Population	375
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambad compares

By the 2011 count Jambad is the 56th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jambad

Jambad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jambad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jambad from other places

Jambad lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, 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 Jambad
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	15 km
Nearest town	Siuri	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	34 km

Villages closest to Jambad

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

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Common questions about Jambad

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambad village had a population of 734. That makes it the 56th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Jambad village has 375 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambad has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Jambad is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambad covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambad falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jambad is Harinsing, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jambad.

Jambad is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambad is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 15 km away. Siuri is about 23 km away. Shikaripara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.