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About Jambani Village

Jambani is a mid sized village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 611 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 145.9 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 611
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambani compares

By the 2011 count Jambani is the 30th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 145.9 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jambani

Jambani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jambani as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jambani from other places

Jambani lies about 83 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Gidhni, about 3.5 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 Jambani
Nearest railway station Gidhni 3.5 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarenga 33 km
District headquarters Bankura 83 km

Villages closest to Jambani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambani village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 30th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Jambani village has 611 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambani has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jambani is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambani covers 145.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jambani falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jambani is Gidhni, about 3.5 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 village for Jambani.

Jambani is about 83 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambani is in Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district. Gidhni is about 3.5 km away. Jhārgrām is about 17 km away. Sarenga is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harinarayanpur (10 km), Narayanpur (10 km) and Banpur (11 km).

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

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