About Jambad Village

Jambad is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 317 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambad village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Poreyahat
Pincode	814153
Area (hectares)	198 hectares
Population	626
Male Population	317
Female Population	309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jambad compares

By the 2011 count Jambad is the 94th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 198 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jambad

Jambad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jambad as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jambad from other places

Jambad lies about 21 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 5.7 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
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	5.7 km
Nearest town	Bānka	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poreyahat	18 km
District headquarters	Godda	21 km

Villages closest to Jambad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poreyahat 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 626. That makes it the 94th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Jambad village has 317 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambad has about 975 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Jambad is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambad covers 198 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 Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jambad is Mandar Hill, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jambad.

Jambad is about 21 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambad is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Mandar Hill is about 5.7 km away. Bānka is about 17 km away. Poreyahat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.