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About Jamtal Village

Jamtal is a mid sized village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 907 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.42 hectares hectares.

Jamtal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamtal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 407.42 hectares
Population 1,739
Male Population 907
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamtal compares

By the 2011 count Jamtal is the 66th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 407.42 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jamtal

Jamtal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamtal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jamtal from other places

Jamtal lies about 29 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, about 18 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 Jamtal
Nearest railway station Unchhera 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Maihar 24 km
District headquarters Satna 29 km

Villages closest to Jamtal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamtal village had a population of 1,739. That makes it the 66th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Jamtal village has 907 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtal has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Jamtal covers 407.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamtal falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamtal is Unchhera, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamtal.

Jamtal is about 29 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamtal is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Unchhera is about 18 km away. Maihar is about 24 km away. Satna is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semra (2.5 km), Jarmohra (2.6 km) and Mau (4.9 km).

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

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