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About Jamkhel Village

Jamkhel is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 575 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamkhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkhel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Pincode 424304
Area (hectares) 552 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 575
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamkhel compares

By the 2011 count Jamkhel is the 143rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 552 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 987.

Getting to Jamkhel

Jamkhel is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamkhel 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamkhel from other places

Jamkhel lies about 78 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chinchpada, about 20 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 Jamkhel
Nearest railway station Chinchpada 20 km
Nearest town Navāpur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 29 km
District headquarters Dhule 78 km

Villages closest to Jamkhel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkhel village had a population of 1,123. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Jamkhel village has 575 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkhel has about 953 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Jamkhel is 424304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamkhel covers 552 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamkhel falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamkhel is Chinchpada, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Jamkhel is about 78 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamkhel is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Chinchpada is about 20 km away. Navāpur is about 28 km away. Sakri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohod (2.4 km), Gartad (2.6 km) and Kuruswade (2.9 km).

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

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