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About Jamkhari Village

Jamkhari is a mid sized village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,769, made up of 888 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.9 hectares hectares.

Jamkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 446.9 hectares
Population 1,769
Male Population 888
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamkhari compares

By the 2011 count Jamkhari is the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 446.9 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Jamkhari

Jamkhari 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 Jamkhari 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 Jamkhari from other places

Jamkhari lies about 21 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 2.5 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 Jamkhari
Nearest railway station Amgaon 2.5 km
District headquarters Gondiya 21 km
Nearest town Gondiā 21 km

Villages closest to Jamkhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkhari village had a population of 1,769. That makes it the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Jamkhari village has 888 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkhari has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Jamkhari covers 446.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamkhari falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamkhari is Amgaon, about 2.5 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 Jamkhari.

Jamkhari is about 21 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamkhari is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Amgaon is about 2.5 km away. Gondiya is about 21 km away. Gondiā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangtola (under 2 km), Birsi (under 2 km) and Kumbhartoli (under 2 km).

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

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