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About Jambahar Village

Jambahar is a mid sized village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 484 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares.

Jambahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 484
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambahar compares

By the 2011 count Jambahar is the 34th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 999.

Getting to Jambahar

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

Jambahar lies about 7.5 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 30 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 Jambahar
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 5.7 km
District headquarters Simdega 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 30 km

Villages closest to Jambahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambahar village had a population of 966. That makes it the 34th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Jambahar village has 484 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambahar has about 996 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 999.

Jambahar covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambahar falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jambahar is Biramitrapur, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jambahar.

Jambahar is about 7.5 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambahar is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 5.7 km away. Simdega is about 7.5 km away. Biramitrapur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranikudar (2.2 km), Asanbera (3.0 km) and Tukupani Gurgurchuan (3.6 km).

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

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