# Jam Kh. Village, Pombhurna, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Pombhurna, Chandrapur 

# Jam Kh.

Jam Kh. is a village in Pombhurna sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,228 people in 305 households**, the 12th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,228people (2011)
- 305households
- 62.8%literacy
- 1,064females per 1,000 males

## Jam Kh. PIN code and other codes

Jam Kh. falls in Pombhurna sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPombhurna
- Census village code541457

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jam Kh. from nearby towns?

- Pombhurna (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jam Kh.?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jam Kh.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devada Kh.
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pombhurna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jam Kh. known for?

About 30% of the 415 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jam Kh.

Of every 100 households in Jam Kh. in 2011, 58 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jam Kh. · ■ Pombhurna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**80%

Tap water ****43%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****31%**

**57%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****63%**

**48%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jam Kh.?

■ Jam Kh. · ■ Pombhurna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**1016

Working population ****62.4%**

**58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 57.0% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 244 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pombhurna

- Nawegaon More1,372 people
- Jungaon1,309 people
- Welwa Mal1,260 people
- Dewada Bk.1,233 people
- ChakThane Wasana1,113 people
- Pipari Deshpande1,094 people
- Jam Tukum1,062 people
- Chak Ballarpur1,019 people

[All 71 villages in Pombhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/pombhurna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jam Kh. from Chandrapur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Jam Kh.?1,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jam Kh. in?Chandrapur district (Pombhurna sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Jam Kh.?62.8% (Census 2011)