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About Jam Tukum Village

Jam Tukum is a mid sized village in Pombhurna tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 518 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.82 hectares hectares.

Jam Tukum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jam Tukum village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Pombhurna
Area (hectares) 262.82 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 518
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
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 Tukum compares

By the 2011 count Jam Tukum is the 15th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 876 residents. Its 262.82 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 Tukum

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

Jam Tukum lies about 35 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Kelzar, about 9.6 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 Tukum
Nearest railway station Kelzar 9.6 km
Nearest town Mūl 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pombhurna 35 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 35 km

Villages closest to Jam Tukum

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 Tukum

As per the Census of India 2011, Jam Tukum village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 15th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 876 residents.

Jam Tukum village has 518 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jam Tukum has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Jam Tukum covers 262.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jam Tukum is Kelzar, about 9.6 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 Tukum.

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

Jam Tukum is in Pombhurna tehsil of Chandrapur district. Kelzar is about 9.6 km away. Mūl is about 18 km away. Pombhurna is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jam Tukum Ryt (under 2 km), Rampur Dixit (under 2 km) and Dewada Kh (under 2 km).

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

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