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About Jambur Village

Jambur is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,338, made up of 661 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 816 hectares hectares.

Jambur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 816 hectares
Population 1,338
Male Population 661
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambur compares

By the 2011 count Jambur is the 58th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 816 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Jambur

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

Jambur lies about 50 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Adavali, about 38 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 Jambur
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 14 km
Nearest railway station Adavali 38 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 50 km

Villages closest to Jambur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambur village had a population of 1,338. That makes it the 58th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Jambur village has 661 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Jambur covers 816 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jambur falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jambur is Adavali, about 38 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 Jambur.

Jambur is about 50 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambur is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 14 km away. Adavali is about 38 km away. Kolhapur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Virale (under 2 km), Thavade (under 2 km) and Malgaon (2.4 km).

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

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