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About Jamkota Village

Jamkota is a large village in Punasa tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,341, made up of 1,162 males and 1,179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 816.53 hectares hectares.

Jamkota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkota village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khandwa
Tehsil Punasa
Area (hectares) 816.53 hectares
Population 2,341
Male Population 1,162
Female Population 1,179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamkota compares

By the 2011 count Jamkota is the 19th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 816.53 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jamkota

Jamkota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamkota as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jamkota from other places

Jamkota lies about 38 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Bir, about 11 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 Jamkota
Nearest railway station Bir 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Punasa 15 km
Nearest town Punāsa 15 km
District headquarters Khandwa 38 km

Villages closest to Jamkota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkota village had a population of 2,341. That makes it the 19th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Jamkota village has 1,162 males and 1,179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkota has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Jamkota covers 816.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamkota falls under Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamkota is Bir, about 11 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 km distance for Jamkota.

Jamkota is about 38 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamkota is in Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district. Bir is about 11 km away. Punasa is about 15 km away. Punāsa 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 Banjari (under 2 km), Pipalkota (2.3 km) and Bangarda (3.3 km).

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

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