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About Jambedia Village

Jambedia is a small village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 152 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambedia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambedia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722139
Area (hectares) 74.24 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 152
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambedia compares

By the 2011 count Jambedia is the 103rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 74.24 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Jambedia

Jambedia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jambedia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jambedia from other places

Jambedia lies about 16 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 12 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 Jambedia
Nearest railway station Chhatna 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankura I 16 km
District headquarters Bankura 16 km
Nearest town Bānkura 16 km

Villages closest to Jambedia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bankura I 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 Jambedia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambedia village had a population of 303. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Jambedia village has 152 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambedia has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jambedia is 722139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambedia covers 74.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambedia falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jambedia is Chhatna, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jambedia.

Jambedia is about 16 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambedia is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. Chhatna is about 12 km away. Bankura I is about 16 km away. Bankura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (3.6 km), Chhatar Dihi (12 km) and Dhaldanga (19 km).

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

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