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About Jam Village

Jam is a mid sized village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 729 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.64 hectares hectares.

Jam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jam village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 364.64 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 729
Female Population 711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jam compares

By the 2011 count Jam is the 61st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 364.64 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Jam

Jam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jam as Available within 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 Jam from other places

Jam lies about 35 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Lakhanwara, about 14 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 railway station Lakhanwara 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barghat 17 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 28 km
District headquarters Seoni 35 km

Villages closest to Jam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jam village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 61st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Jam village has 729 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jam has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Jam covers 364.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jam falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jam is Lakhanwara, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Jam.

Jam is about 35 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jam is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhanwara is about 14 km away. Barghat is about 17 km away. Wārāseonī is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birholi (2.5 km), Pandarwani (2.9 km) and Antra (3.2 km).

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

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