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About Jamb Village

Jamb is a large village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,693, made up of 1,325 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares.

Jamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamb village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Area (hectares) 507 hectares
Population 2,693
Male Population 1,325
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamb compares

By the 2011 count Jamb is the 15th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Jamb

Jamb is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamb as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jamb from other places

Jamb lies about 48 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 33 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 Jamb
Tehsil headquarters Wai 20 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 33 km
District headquarters Satara 48 km

Villages closest to Jamb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamb village had a population of 2,693. That makes it the 15th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Jamb village has 1,325 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamb has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1064.

Jamb covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamb falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamb is Karanjadi, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Jamb.

Jamb is about 48 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamb is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 20 km away. Karanjadi is about 33 km away. Satara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambhali (under 2 km), Vadoli (under 2 km) and Washivali (2.3 km).

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

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