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About Jambedya Village

Jambedya is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,638, made up of 828 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambedya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambedya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 192.03 hectares
Population 1,638
Male Population 828
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Jambedya compares

By the 2011 count Jambedya is the 17th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 192.03 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Jambedya

Jambedya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jambedya 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 Jambedya from other places

Jambedya 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 Jambedya
Nearest railway station Chhatna 12 km
District headquarters Bankura 16 km
Nearest town Bānkura 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 26 km

Villages closest to Jambedya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambedya village had a population of 1,638. That makes it the 17th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Jambedya village has 828 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambedya has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Jambedya is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambedya covers 192.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jambedya falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jambedya 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 Jambedya.

Jambedya 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.

Jambedya is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Chhatna is about 12 km away. Bankura is about 16 km away. Bānkura 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 Goaladanga (2.8 km), Bagdiha (3.6 km) and Baga (19 km).

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

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