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About Jambodi Village

Jambodi is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,646, made up of 826 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambodi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604202
Area (hectares) 437.62 hectares
Population 1,646
Male Population 826
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 22 km distance

How Jambodi compares

By the 2011 count Jambodi is the 88th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 437.62 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jambodi

Jambodi 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 Jambodi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 22 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jambodi from other places

Jambodi lies about 31 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 16 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 Jambodi
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Nedimolyanur 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 31 km

Villages closest to Jambodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambodi village had a population of 1,646. That makes it the 88th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Jambodi village has 826 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambodi has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Jambodi is 604202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambodi covers 437.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambodi falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Jambodi is Nedimolyanur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 22 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jambodi.

Jambodi is about 31 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambodi is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 5.1 km away. Nedimolyanur is about 16 km away. Viluppuram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pullipattu (2.0 km), Minamur (2.1 km) and Jayankondan (2.2 km).

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

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