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About Jamana Village

Jamana is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,521, made up of 777 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.91 hectares hectares.

Jamana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 441.91 hectares
Population 1,521
Male Population 777
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamana compares

By the 2011 count Jamana is the 47th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 441.91 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Jamana

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

Jamana lies about 41 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, 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 Jamana
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 19 km
Nearest town Taloda 20 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 40 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 41 km

Villages closest to Jamana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamana village had a population of 1,521. That makes it the 47th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Jamana village has 777 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamana has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Jamana covers 441.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamana falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamana is Dhekvad, 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 Jamana.

Jamana is about 41 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamana is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 19 km away. Taloda is about 20 km away. Dhekvad is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patbara (1.6 km), Urmalamal (4.7 km) and Sallibar (4.8 km).

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

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