Village · Pen, Raigarh
# Khar Jambola

Khar Jambola is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 357 people in 89 households, the 116th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 357 people (2011)
- 89 households
- 84.5% literacy
- 994 females per 1,000 males

## Khar Jambola PIN code and other codes

Khar Jambola falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Pen
- Census village code 553947

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khar Jambola from nearby towns?
- Pen (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Pen (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khar Jambola?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khar Jambola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Wadkhal
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pen
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pen
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khar Jambola known for?

About 84% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khar Jambola

Of every 100 households in Khar Jambola in 2011, 97 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khar Jambola · ■ Pen rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 85%
- Toilet within the home 40% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 24% 27%
- Tap water 100% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 48% 37%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 49% 57%
- Use banking services 66% 53%
- Television 72% 53%
- Mobile phone 42% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 27%
- Own their home 93% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khar Jambola?

■ Khar Jambola · ■ Pen rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.5% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 994 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 571 968
- Working population 45.1% 45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 75.3% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 52 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (16%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 27 (17%) · ■ Marginal 52 (32%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pen
- Ashte 378 people
- Bahiramwatak 368 people
- Pabal 361 people
- Mohili Khalsa 359 people
- Jambhoshi 352 people
- Nidhavali 336 people
- Aghai 335 people
- Gandhe 332 people

All 169 villages in Pen

## Quick answers
- How far is Khar Jambola from Alibag? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Khar Jambola? 357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khar Jambola in? Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khar Jambola? 84.5% (Census 2011)

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