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About Jambuthumalai Village

Jambuthumalai is a small village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 105 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambuthumalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambuthumalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636202
Area (hectares) 160.43 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 105
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambuthumalai compares

By the 2011 count Jambuthumalai is the 56th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 160.43 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Jambuthumalai

Jambuthumalai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jambuthumalai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jambuthumalai from other places

Jambuthumalai lies about 20 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 14 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 Jambuthumalai
Nearest town Nāmagiripettai 10 km
Nearest railway station Minnampalli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 17 km
District headquarters Salem 20 km

Villages closest to Jambuthumalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambuthumalai village had a population of 221. That makes it the 56th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Jambuthumalai village has 105 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambuthumalai has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Jambuthumalai is 636202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambuthumalai covers 160.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jambuthumalai falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Jambuthumalai is Minnampalli, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jambuthumalai.

Jambuthumalai is about 20 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambuthumalai is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Nāmagiripettai is about 10 km away. Minnampalli is about 14 km away. Vazhapadi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malaiyalapatti (3.2 km), Tirumanur (5.3 km) and Karungalpatti (5.7 km).

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

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