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About Jambad Village

Jambad is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 503 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Jambad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 503
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jambad compares

By the 2011 count Jambad is the 25th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jambad

Jambad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jambad as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jambad from other places

Jambad lies about 15 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 6.8 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 Kotalpukur 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 7.7 km
District headquarters Pakur 15 km

Villages closest to Jambad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranpur 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 952. That makes it the 25th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Jambad village has 503 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambad has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Jambad covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jambad falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jambad is Kotalpukur, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Jambad.

Jambad is about 15 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambad is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Kotalpukur is about 6.8 km away. Hiranpur is about 7.7 km away. Pakur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosainpur (under 2 km), Bartola (under 2 km) and Anguthia (1.8 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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