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About Jambani Village

Jambani is a mid sized village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 437 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721503, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721503
Area (hectares) 55.79 hectares
Population 886
Male Population 437
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jambani compares

By the 2011 count Jambani is the 28th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 55.79 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Jambani

Jambani 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 Jambani 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 <5 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 64 km from Paschim Medinipur, 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
Tehsil headquarters Jamboni 9.6 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 17 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 64 km

Villages closest to Jambani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamboni 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 886. That makes it the 28th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Jambani village has 437 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambani has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Jambani is 721503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambani covers 55.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jambani falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 <5 km distance.

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

Jambani is about 64 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambani is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Gidhni is about 3.5 km away. Jamboni is about 9.6 km away. Jhārgrām is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kismat Jambani (under 2 km), Parihati (under 2 km) and Gidhni (4.0 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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