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Jamshet

जामशेत
Dahanu mandal
Pincode 401602
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LGD code
551609
Pincode
401602
Post office
Dahanu Road
Population
1,775
Households
294
Literacy rate
47%
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000♂
Workers
658
Distance to district centre
136 km
Distance to mandal centre
75 km
Distance to Mumbai
100 km
Distance to Hyderabad
665 km
Nearest railway station
Dahanu Road · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sewa Nursing Home · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jamshet compares

By population, Jamshet ranks #75 of 172 villages in Dahanu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.0%
+0.7% vs mandal average
Jamshet
47.0%
Dahanu mandal
46.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
988
−37 vs mandal average
Jamshet
988
Dahanu mandal
1,025
Household size
people per home
6.0
+1.0 vs mandal average
Jamshet
6.0
Dahanu mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jamshet at a glance

Jamshet is a village of 1,775 people in 294 households (Census 2011) in Dahanu taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 75th-largest of 172 villages in Dahanu taluka. Literacy is 47%, about the same as the taluka average of 46% and the sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men. It lies 136 km from the Palghar district centre, 28 km from Upalat, the nearest town, 6 km from Dahanu Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401602, served by Dahanu Road post office; the LGD village code is 551609. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school. The village votes in Igatpuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Khoskar Hiraman Bhika. The population is estimated at 2,093 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jamshet · this village1,77547%—
Jamshet · Kalwan66753%0 km N
Ashagad · Dahanu4,16067%0.3 km S
Vasantwadi · Jalgaon2,12650%1.3 km E
Vasantwadi · Mangrulpir1,90060%1.3 km E
Vasantwadi · Mudkhed——1.3 km E
Vasantwadi · Bhadgaon99842%1.3 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jamshet

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
3
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
Dahanu
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
100
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
1,510
Irrigated area (ha)
1,136.47
Forest area (ha)
254.94

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Jamshet

LGD code
551609
Pincode
401602
Post office
Dahanu Road
Population (Census 2011)
1,775
Population (projected 2026)
2,093
Households
294
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
988
Literacy rate
47.0%
Coordinates
19.97167°N, 72.79542°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Nashik
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Igatpuri
Member of Parliament
Rajabhau Waje
Member of Legislative Assembly
Khoskar Hiraman Bhika
Block / Mandal
Dahanu
Getting there

How to reach Jamshet

Mandal centre
Dahanu · ≈ 75 km
≈ 2 h 34 min by car · 3 h 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Palghar · ≈ 136 km
≈ 4 h 38 min by car · 5 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,893 people
Upalat · ≈ 28 km
≈ 57 min by car · 1 h 7 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai100 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad665 km
  • Bengaluru931 km
  • Delhi1060 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDahanu Road6 km
  • Bus stopDHAMANGAON (Zadipada Bus Stop)13 km
  • Hospital / PHCSewa Nursing Home4 km
  • ATM / bankUnion Bank3 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petrolium17 km
  • CollegeN.B.Mehta College, Bordi16 km
  • Police stationDhundaleadi Police Stestion16 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • ✓ Primary school
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Jamshet

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Jamshet

2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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