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About Jambhavade Village

Jambhavade is a mid sized village in Kudal tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 510 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares.

Jambhavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambhavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kudal
Area (hectares) 584 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 510
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambhavade compares

By the 2011 count Jambhavade is the 49th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Jambhavade

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

Jambhavade lies about 31 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 15 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 Jambhavade
Nearest railway station Kankavali 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudal 27 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 31 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 33 km

Villages closest to Jambhavade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambhavade village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 49th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Jambhavade village has 510 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambhavade has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Jambhavade covers 584 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jambhavade falls under Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jambhavade is Kankavali, about 15 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 Jambhavade.

Jambhavade is about 31 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambhavade is in Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavali is about 15 km away. Kudal is about 27 km away. Sindhudurg is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bav (3.0 km), Bambarde Tarf Kalsuli (7.4 km) and Sonavade Tarf Kalsuli (7.4 km).

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

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