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About Jamda Village

Jamda is a mid sized village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 300 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.02 hectares hectares.

Jamda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 322.02 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 300
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamda compares

By the 2011 count Jamda is the 65th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 322.02 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jamda

Jamda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jamda from other places

Jamda lies about 59 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 22 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 Jamda
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahnagar 28 km
Nearest town Maihar 36 km
District headquarters Panna 59 km

Villages closest to Jamda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamda village had a population of 585. That makes it the 65th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Jamda village has 300 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamda has about 950 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 945.

Jamda covers 322.02 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.

Jamda falls under Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamda is Pakaria Road, about 22 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 village for Jamda.

Jamda is about 59 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamda is in Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Pakaria Road is about 22 km away. Shahnagar is about 28 km away. Maihar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhiriya Harchand (2.8 km), Salaiya Samari (4.8 km) and Sarra (5.5 km).

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

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