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About Jambad Village

Jambad is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 87 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, 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 Kashipur
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 81.34 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 87
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Jambad compares

By the 2011 count Jambad is the 176th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 81.34 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Jambad

Jambad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jambad 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. The nearest villages by name are Haridi, Ichamara, Indrabil and Isanda. 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 169. That makes it the 176th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Jambad village has 87 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambad has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Jambad is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambad covers 81.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambad falls under Kashipur 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jambad.

Jambad is in Kashipur 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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