About Jamb Village

Jamb is a mid sized village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 441 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.45 hectares hectares.

Jamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamb village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Patur
Area (hectares)	659.45 hectares
Population	876
Male Population	441
Female Population	435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamb compares

By the 2011 count Jamb is the 48th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 659.45 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Jamb

Jamb is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamb 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 Jamb from other places

Jamb lies about 39 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Amanwadi, 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 Jamb
Tehsil headquarters	Patur	12 km
Nearest town	Pātūr	12 km
Nearest railway station	Amanwadi	22 km
District headquarters	Akola	39 km

Villages closest to Jamb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamb village had a population of 876. That makes it the 48th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Jamb village has 441 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamb has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Jamb covers 659.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamb falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamb is Amanwadi, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamb.

Jamb is about 39 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamb is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 12 km away. Pātūr is about 12 km away. Amanwadi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.