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About Jambhavade Village

Jambhavade is a small village in Vaibhavvadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 175 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,320 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1069.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambhavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambhavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vaibhavvadi
Pincode 416704
Area (hectares) 1069.91 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 175
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,320
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 41st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 1069.91 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, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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 Vaibhavvadi 31 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 Vaibhavvadi 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 406. That makes it the 41st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Jambhavade village has 175 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambhavade has about 1320 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Jambhavade is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambhavade covers 1069.91 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.

Jambhavade falls under Vaibhavvadi 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 Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavali is about 15 km away. Vaibhavvadi is about 31 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 Bhattiwadi (9.9 km), Bandhawadi (25 km) and Navale (27 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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