About Jamb Village

Jamb is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,404, made up of 725 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.24 hectares hectares.

Jamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamb village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Karanja
Area (hectares)	382.24 hectares
Population	1,404
Male Population	725
Female Population	679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamb compares

By the 2011 count Jamb is the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 382.24 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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 - 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 59 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Dadgaon, about 3.1 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
Nearest railway station	Dadgaon	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karanja	5.5 km
Nearest town	Kāranja	5.5 km
District headquarters	Washim	59 km

Villages closest to Jamb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karanja 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 1,404. That makes it the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Jamb village has 725 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamb has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Jamb covers 382.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamb falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamb is Dadgaon, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jamb.

Jamb is about 59 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 Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Dadgaon is about 3.1 km away. Karanja is about 5.5 km away. Kāranja is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.