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About Jambad Village

Jambad is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 212 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 106.35 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 212
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jambad compares

By the 2011 count Jambad is the 126th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 106.35 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jambad

The census records public bus service for Jambad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 13 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 8.7 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
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 2.5 km
Nearest railway station New Giridih 8.7 km
District headquarters Giridih 13 km

Villages closest to Jambad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambad village had a population of 415. That makes it the 126th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Jambad village has 212 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambad has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jambad is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambad covers 106.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambad falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jambad is New Giridih, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jambad.

Jambad is about 13 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambad is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 2.5 km away. New Giridih is about 8.7 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambad Sani (under 2 km), Sahajpur (under 2 km) and Lachhmipur (under 2 km).

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

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