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About Jambai Village

Jambai is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,684, made up of 1,891 males and 1,793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 694.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605754, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605754
Area (hectares) 694.66 hectares
Population 3,684
Male Population 1,891
Female Population 1,793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambai compares

By the 2011 count Jambai is the 26th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 694.66 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 970.

Getting to Jambai

Jambai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jambai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jambai from other places

Jambai lies about 48 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Andampallam, about 15 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 Jambai
Nearest railway station Andampallam 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 17 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 48 km

Villages closest to Jambai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambai village had a population of 3,684. That makes it the 26th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Jambai village has 1,891 males and 1,793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambai has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Jambai is 605754. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambai covers 694.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambai falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Jambai is Andampallam, about 15 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 village for Jambai.

Jambai is about 48 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambai is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Andampallam is about 15 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 17 km away. Viluppuram is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallichchandal (under 2 km), Sellankuppam (3.3 km) and Athiyandal (3.8 km).

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

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