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About Jamb Village

Jamb is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 530 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.48 hectares hectares.

Jamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamb village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 458.48 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 530
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamb compares

By the 2011 count Jamb is the 62nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 458.48 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 938.

Getting to Jamb

Jamb is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 29 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 23 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 Mangrulpir 5.1 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 23 km
District headquarters Washim 29 km

Villages closest to Jamb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mangrulpir 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 1,007. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Jamb village has 530 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamb has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Jamb covers 458.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamb falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamb is Jaulka, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 29 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamb is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 5.1 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 5.1 km away. Jaulka is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajgaon (under 2 km), Mohogavan (1.5 km) and Chincholi (1.7 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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