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About Jamal Village

Jamal is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 299 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.24 hectares hectares.

Jamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 352.24 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 299
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
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 Jamal compares

By the 2011 count Jamal is the 94th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 352.24 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jamal

Jamal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamal 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 Jamal from other places

Jamal lies about 46 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 12 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 Jamal
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandhwani 15 km
Nearest town Kukshi 27 km
District headquarters Dhar 46 km

Villages closest to Jamal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamal village had a population of 633. That makes it the 94th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Jamal village has 299 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamal has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Jamal covers 352.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamal falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamal is Tanda Road, about 12 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 Jamal.

Jamal is about 46 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamal is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Tanda Road is about 12 km away. Gandhwani is about 15 km away. Kukshi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mujalda (2.5 km), Bhutiya Pura (2.8 km) and Golpura Pada (2.8 km).

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

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