About Jam Village

Jam is a mid sized village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 399 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.42 hectares hectares.

Jam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jam village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Shahade
Area (hectares)	319.42 hectares
Population	866
Male Population	399
Female Population	467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,170
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jam compares

By the 2011 count Jam is the 144th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 319.42 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Jam

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

Jam lies about 20 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Chaupale, about 18 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 Jam
Nearest railway station	Chaupale	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahade	20 km
District headquarters	Nandurbar	20 km

Villages closest to Jam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jam village had a population of 866. That makes it the 144th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Jam village has 399 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jam has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Jam covers 319.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jam falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jam is Chaupale, about 18 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 Jam.

Jam is about 20 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jam is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Chaupale is about 18 km away. Shahade is about 20 km away. Nandurbar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.