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About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is a small village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 132 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.33 hectares hectares.

Jamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 227.33 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 132
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jamgaon is the 93rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 227.33 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Jamgaon

Jamgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamgaon from other places

Jamgaon lies about 23 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Wagholi, about 4.5 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 Jamgaon
Nearest railway station Wagholi 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 10 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 10 km
District headquarters Wardha 23 km

Villages closest to Jamgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgaon village had a population of 250. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Jamgaon village has 132 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Jamgaon covers 227.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamgaon falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamgaon is Wagholi, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamgaon.

Jamgaon is about 23 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgaon is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Wagholi is about 4.5 km away. Hinganghat is about 10 km away. Hinganghāt is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamani (under 2 km), Dalalpur (under 2 km) and Daigavhan (2.1 km).

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

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