About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is a small village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 193 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares.

Jamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Wardha
Tehsil	Ashti
Area (hectares)	367 hectares
Population	365
Male Population	193
Female Population	172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jamgaon is the 53rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 888 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Jamgaon

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

Jamgaon lies about 72 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Benoda, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ashti	12 km
Nearest railway station	Benoda	18 km
Nearest town	Warud	20 km
District headquarters	Wardha	72 km

Villages closest to Jamgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgaon village had a population of 365. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 888 residents.

Jamgaon village has 193 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Jamgaon covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamgaon falls under Ashti tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamgaon is Benoda, about 18 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 Jamgaon.

Jamgaon is about 72 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 Ashti tehsil of Wardha district. Ashti is about 12 km away. Benoda is about 18 km away. Warud is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.