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About Jamsut Village

Jamsut is a mid sized village in Guhagar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 469 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,399 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854.04 hectares hectares.

Jamsut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamsut village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Guhagar
Area (hectares) 854.04 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 469
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,399
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamsut compares

By the 2011 count Jamsut is the 34th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 854.04 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1367.

Getting to Jamsut

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

Jamsut lies about 47 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Sawarda, about 24 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 Jamsut
Tehsil headquarters Guhagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Sawarda 24 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 27 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 47 km

Villages closest to Jamsut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamsut village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 34th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Jamsut village has 469 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamsut has about 1399 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1367.

Jamsut covers 854.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamsut falls under Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamsut is Sawarda, about 24 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 Jamsut.

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

Jamsut is in Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Guhagar is about 12 km away. Sawarda is about 24 km away. Chiplūn is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimper (under 2 km), Ghadewadi (2.1 km) and Madhal (8.4 km).

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

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