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About Jamb Village

Jamb is a mid sized village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 511 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.05 hectares hectares.

Jamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamb village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 308.05 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 511
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 31st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 308.05 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

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 50 km from Wardha. 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 Arvi 3.4 km
Nearest town Ārvi 3.4 km
District headquarters Wardha 50 km

Villages closest to Jamb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arvi 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 985. That makes it the 31st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Jamb village has 511 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamb has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Jamb covers 308.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamb falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Jamb notes the nearest railway station 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 50 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamb is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Arvi is about 3.4 km away. Ārvi is about 3.4 km away. Wardha is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamthi (under 2 km), Khadaki (2.6 km) and Mandla (2.7 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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