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About Jambani Village

Jambani is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 30 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, 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 Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 37.81 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 30
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
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 Jambani compares

By the 2011 count Jambani is the 388th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 37.81 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Jambani

Jambani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jambani 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 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 Jhargram 17 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 Jhargram 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 62. That makes it the 388th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Jambani village has 30 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambani has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jambani is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambani covers 37.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jambani falls under Jhargram 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 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 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 Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Gidhni is about 3.5 km away. Jhargram is about 17 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 Jabani Kata (under 2 km), Narayanpur (10 km) and Chakua (14 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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