About Jambad Village

Jambad is a small village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 103 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambad village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Ghatshila
Pincode	832303
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	199
Male Population	103
Female Population	96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 114th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jambad

Jambad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jambad as Available within 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 19 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 16 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	Ghatsila	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghatshila	16 km
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	16 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	19 km

Villages closest to Jambad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatshila 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 199. That makes it the 114th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Jambad village has 103 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambad has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jambad is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambad covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jambad falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jambad is Ghatsila, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jambad.

Jambad is about 19 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambad is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatsila is about 16 km away. Ghatshila is about 16 km away. Ghātsīla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.