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About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is a small village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 145 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.13 hectares hectares.

Jamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 254.13 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 145
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jamgaon is the 131st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 254.13 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Jamgaon

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

Jamgaon lies about 58 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 52 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 Jamgaon
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 52 km
District headquarters Buldana 58 km

Villages closest to Jamgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgaon village had a population of 278. That makes it the 131st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Jamgaon village has 145 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Jamgaon covers 254.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamgaon falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamgaon is Jaulka, about 52 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 10+ km distance for Jamgaon.

Jamgaon is about 58 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgaon is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 2.9 km away. Jaulka is about 52 km away. Buldana is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanapur (1.6 km), Khandala (1.7 km) and Faijalapur (2.4 km).

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

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