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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Leela Singad
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- LGD code
- 504544
- Pincode
- 457770
- Post office
- Bamnia
- Population
- 1,958
- Households
- 368
- Literacy rate
- 19.9%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,058
- Distance to district centre
- 536 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 511 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 323 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 582 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pakaria Road · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt. Hospital Saleha · 20 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jamda compares
By population, Jamda ranks #24 of 110 villages in Meghnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
19.9%
−10.9% vs mandal average
- Jamda
- 19.9%
- Meghnagar mandal
- 30.8%
- Jhabua district
- 34.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−29 vs mandal average
- Jamda
- 954
- Meghnagar mandal
- 983
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Jamda
- 5.3
- Meghnagar mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jamda at a glance
Jamda is a village of 1,958 people in 368 households (Census 2011) in Meghnagar tehsil, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 110 villages in Meghnagar tehsil. Literacy is 20%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 31% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 536 km from the Jhabua district centre, 45 km from Hadha, the nearest town, 22 km from Pakaria Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 457770, served by Bamnia post office; the LGD village code is 504544. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital Saleha, 20 km away. The sarpanch is Leela Singad, and the village votes in Badnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jitendra Uday Singh Pandya. The population is estimated at 762 in 2026, down 61% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jamda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- THANDLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 396.3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 55.44
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jamda
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Key facts — Jamda
- LGD code
- 504544
- Pincode
- 457770
- Post office
- Bamnia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,958
- Population (projected 2026)
- 762
- Households
- 368
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 19.9%
- Coordinates
- 24.22962°N, 80.40806°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujjain
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Badnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Firojiya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jitendra Uday Singh Pandya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Leela Singad
- Block / Mandal
- Meghnagar
Getting there
How to reach Jamda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal323 kmcapital
- Delhi582 km
- Hyderabad787 km
- Kolkata832 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPakaria Road22 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt. Hospital Saleha20 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)