About Jamb Village

Jamb is a large village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,604, made up of 1,889 males and 1,715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamb village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Wardha
Tehsil	Samudrapur
Pincode	442301
Area (hectares)	1109 hectares
Population	3,604
Male Population	1,889
Female Population	1,715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamb compares

By the 2011 count Jamb is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 1109 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, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

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 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 Jamb from other places

Jamb lies about 37 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Hinganghat, about 13 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 Jamb
Tehsil headquarters	Samudrapur	4.5 km
Nearest town	Hinganghāt	12 km
Nearest railway station	Hinganghat	13 km
District headquarters	Wardha	37 km

Villages closest to Jamb

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

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Common questions about Jamb

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamb village had a population of 3,604. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Jamb village has 1,889 males and 1,715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamb has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Jamb is 442301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamb covers 1109 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 Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamb is Hinganghat, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamb.

Jamb is about 37 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 Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 4.5 km away. Hinganghāt is about 12 km away. Hinganghat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.