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About Jambre Village

Jambre is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 370 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1887.59 hectares hectares.

Jambre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambre village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 1887.59 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 370
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambre compares

By the 2011 count Jambre is the 104th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 1887.59 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Jambre

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

How far is Jambre from other places

Jambre lies about 90 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 34 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 Jambre
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 8.9 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 32 km
Nearest railway station Madure 34 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 90 km

Villages closest to Jambre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambre village had a population of 750. That makes it the 104th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Jambre village has 370 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambre has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Jambre covers 1887.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jambre falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jambre is Madure, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Jambre.

Jambre is about 90 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambre is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 8.9 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 32 km away. Madure is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umagaon (under 2 km), Malaviwadi (2.5 km) and Nhaveli (4.2 km).

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

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