About Jam Village

Jam is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 101 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.39 hectares hectares.

Jam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jam village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Silwani
Area (hectares)	533.39 hectares
Population	209
Male Population	101
Female Population	108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Jam compares

By the 2011 count Jam is the 181st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 533.39 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 920.

Getting to Jam

Jam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jam as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jam from other places

Jam lies about 90 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 27 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 Jam
Nearest town	Gādarwāra	25 km
Nearest railway station	Gadarwara	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silwani	30 km
District headquarters	Raisen	90 km

Villages closest to Jam

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

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Common questions about Jam

As per the Census of India 2011, Jam village had a population of 209. That makes it the 181st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Jam village has 101 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jam has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Jam covers 533.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jam falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jam is Gadarwara, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jam.

Jam is about 90 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jam is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Gādarwāra is about 25 km away. Gadarwara is about 27 km away. Silwani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.