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About Jambani Village

Jambani is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 276 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 870.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577431
Area (hectares) 870.38 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 276
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambani compares

By the 2011 count Jambani is the 90th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 870.38 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Jambani

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

Jambani lies about 55 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 9.3 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 Jambani
Nearest railway station Adderi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 16 km
Nearest town Sāgar 16 km
District headquarters Shimoga 55 km

Villages closest to Jambani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambani village had a population of 565. That makes it the 90th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Jambani village has 276 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambani has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Jambani is 577431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambani covers 870.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jambani falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jambani is Adderi, about 9.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jambani.

Jambani is about 55 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambani is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Adderi is about 9.3 km away. Sagar is about 16 km away. Sāgar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laviggere (1.9 km), Halavagodu (3.2 km) and Barur (3.4 km).

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

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