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About Jamsande Village

Jamsande is one of the larger villages in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,487, made up of 7,260 males and 7,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2930.38 hectares hectares.

Jamsande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamsande village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Devgad
Area (hectares) 2930.38 hectares
Population 14,487
Male Population 7,260
Female Population 7,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamsande compares

By the 2011 count Jamsande is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 2930.38 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1073.

Getting to Jamsande

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

Jamsande lies about 74 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kharepatan Road, about 34 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 Jamsande
Tehsil headquarters Devgad 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Kharepatan Road 34 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 69 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 74 km

Villages closest to Jamsande

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamsande village had a population of 14,487. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Jamsande village has 7,260 males and 7,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamsande has about 995 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 1073.

Jamsande covers 2930.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamsande falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamsande is Kharepatan Road, about 34 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 village for Jamsande.

Jamsande is about 74 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamsande is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Devgad is about 3.6 km away. Kharepatan Road is about 34 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadetar (3.3 km), Devgad (3.6 km) and Kunkeshwar (5.0 km).

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

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