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About Jambad Village

Jambad is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,115, made up of 1,034 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723148
Area (hectares) 755.15 hectares
Population 2,115
Male Population 1,034
Female Population 1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambad compares

By the 2011 count Jambad is the 29th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 755.15 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Jambad

Jambad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jambad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hirbahal, Hutmura, Jahajpur and Jalduar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jambad

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambad village had a population of 2,115. That makes it the 29th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Jambad village has 1,034 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambad has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Jambad is 723148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambad covers 755.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambad falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jambad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jambad.

Jambad is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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