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About Jambhalgaon Village

Jambhalgaon is a small village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 237 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1117.26 hectares hectares.

Jambhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambhalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Area (hectares) 1117.26 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 237
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambhalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jambhalgaon is the 75th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 1117.26 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Jambhalgaon

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

Jambhalgaon lies about 20 km from Kankavli, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 2.7 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 Jambhalgaon
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kankavli 20 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 26 km

Villages closest to Jambhalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambhalgaon village had a population of 489. That makes it the 75th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Jambhalgaon village has 237 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambhalgaon has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

Jambhalgaon covers 1117.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jambhalgaon falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jambhalgaon is Sindhudurg, about 2.7 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 Jambhalgaon.

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

Jambhalgaon is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 2.7 km away. Kankavli is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halaval (12 km), Osargaon (12 km) and Pimpalgaon (14 km).

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

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