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About Jam Kh Village

Jam Kh is a mid sized village in Pombhurna tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 595 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.24 hectares hectares.

Jam Kh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jam Kh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Pombhurna
Area (hectares) 415.24 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 595
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jam Kh compares

By the 2011 count Jam Kh is the 12th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 876 residents. Its 415.24 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jam Kh

Jam Kh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jam Kh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jam Kh from other places

Jam Kh lies about 18 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Pandar Pawani, about 4.3 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 Kh
Nearest railway station Pandar Pawani 4.3 km
Nearest town Rājūra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pombhurna 18 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 18 km

Villages closest to Jam Kh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jam Kh village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 12th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 876 residents.

Jam Kh village has 595 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jam Kh has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Jam Kh covers 415.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jam Kh falls under Pombhurna tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jam Kh is Pandar Pawani, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jam Kh.

Jam Kh is about 18 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jam Kh is in Pombhurna tehsil of Chandrapur district. Pandar Pawani is about 4.3 km away. Rājūra is about 10 km away. Pombhurna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juni Ladholi (7.5 km), Navin Ladholi (7.5 km) and Rampur Zadikar (8.7 km).

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

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