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About Jamga Village

Jamga is a mid sized village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 586 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.98 hectares hectares.

Jamga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Area (hectares) 484.98 hectares
Population 1,130
Male Population 586
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamga compares

By the 2011 count Jamga is the 95th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 484.98 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Jamga

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

Jamga lies about 47 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 40 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 Jamga
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 10 km
Nearest railway station Kalagapura 40 km
District headquarters Latur 47 km

Villages closest to Jamga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamga village had a population of 1,130. That makes it the 95th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Jamga village has 586 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamga has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Jamga covers 484.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamga falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamga is Kalagapura, about 40 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 Jamga.

Jamga is about 47 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamga is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 10 km away. Kalagapura is about 40 km away. Latur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonkhed (2.1 km), Yelnur (2.6 km) and Gunjarga (2.8 km).

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

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