About Jamb Village

Jamb is a large village in Mohadi tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,698, made up of 1,863 males and 1,835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1126.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441914, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamb village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Mohadi
Pincode	441914
Area (hectares)	1126.19 hectares
Population	3,698
Male Population	1,863
Female Population	1,835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamb compares

By the 2011 count Jamb is the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 1126.19 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

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 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 Jamb from other places

Jamb lies about 26 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Mitewani, 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 Jamb
Tehsil headquarters	Mohadi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Mitewani	14 km
Nearest town	Tumsar	16 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	26 km

Villages closest to Jamb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohadi 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 3,698. That makes it the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Jamb village has 1,863 males and 1,835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamb has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jamb is 441914. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamb covers 1126.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamb falls under Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamb is Mitewani, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jamb.

Jamb is about 26 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamb is in Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district. Mohadi is about 14 km away. Mitewani is about 14 km away. Tumsar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.