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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Vasundhara Kiran Atkari
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- LGD code
- 536807
- Pincode
- 441914
- Post office
- Andhalgaon
- Population
- 3,698
- Households
- 890
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Sex ratio
- 985 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,054
- Distance to district centre
- 38 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 745 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 460 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mitewani · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Yash Multi-Speciality Hospital · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jamb compares
By population, Jamb ranks #5 of 107 villages in Mohadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.9%
−1.2% vs mandal average
Jamb72.9%
Mohadi mandal74.1%
Bhandara district75.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
+7 vs mandal average
Jamb985
Mohadi mandal978
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Jamb4.2
Mohadi mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jamb at a glance
Jamb is a village of 3,698 people in 890 households (Census 2011) in Mohadi taluka, Bhandara district, Maharashtra, the 5th-largest of 107 villages in Mohadi taluka. Literacy is 73%, 1 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Bhandara district centre, 21 km from Bori, the nearest town, 14 km from Mitewani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 441914, served by Andhalgaon post office; the LGD village code is 536807. The nearest hospital or health centre is Yash Multi-Speciality Hospital, 14 km away. The sarpanch is Vasundhara Kiran Atkari, and the village votes in Tumsar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Karemore Raju Manikrao. The population is estimated at 4,360 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jamb
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Tumsar
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 44
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,126.19
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 132.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jamb
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jamb
- LGD code
- 536807
- Pincode
- 441914
- Post office
- Andhalgaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,698
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,360
- Households
- 890
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 985
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Coordinates
- 21.39300°N, 79.57998°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhandara-Gondiya
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tumsar
- Member of Parliament
- Prashant Padole
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Karemore Raju Manikrao
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Vasundhara Kiran Atkari
- Block / Mandal
- Mohadi
Getting there
How to reach Jamb
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai745 kmcapital
- Hyderabad460 km
- Delhi838 km
- Kolkata915 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMitewani14 km
- Bus stopNimkheda Bus Stop23 km
- Hospital / PHCYash Multi-Speciality Hospital14 km
- ATM / bankAxis bank18 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump<1 km
- CollegeZ. P. Primary school23 km
- Police stationPolice Station Mauda33 km
Nearest to the village
- Petrol pump
- HP Petrol Pumpunder 1 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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