About Jamkhed Village

Jamkhed is one of the larger villages in Ambad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,635, made up of 3,858 males and 3,777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3580 hectares hectares.

Jamkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalna
Tehsil	Ambad
Area (hectares)	3580 hectares
Population	7,635
Male Population	3,858
Female Population	3,777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamkhed compares

By the 2011 count Jamkhed is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 3580 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jamkhed

Jamkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jamkhed from other places

Jamkhed lies about 33 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Gevarai, about 26 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 Jamkhed
Tehsil headquarters	Ambad	15 km
Nearest railway station	Gevarai	26 km
District headquarters	Jalna	33 km

Villages closest to Jamkhed

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

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Common questions about Jamkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkhed village had a population of 7,635. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Jamkhed village has 3,858 males and 3,777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkhed has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Jamkhed covers 3580 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamkhed falls under Ambad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamkhed is Gevarai, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamkhed.

Jamkhed is about 33 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamkhed is in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district. Ambad is about 15 km away. Gevarai is about 26 km away. Jalna is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.