Village · Kudal, Sindhudurg
# Jambhavade

Jambhavade is a village in Kudal sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,070 people in 321 households, the 50th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.
- 1,070 people (2011)
- 321 households
- 81.8% literacy
- 1,098 females per 1,000 males

## Jambhavade PIN code and other codes

Jambhavade falls in Kudal sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Kudal
- Census village code 566731

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

## How far is Jambhavade from nearby towns?
- Kudal (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town) 55 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jambhavade?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Jambhavade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jambhawade
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kankavali
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Oros
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 21 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jambhavade known for?

The main crops are mango, rice and cashew. About 23% of the 584 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jambhavade

Of every 100 households in Jambhavade in 2011, 95 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jambhavade · ■ Kudal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 95%
- Toilet within the home 63% 79%
- No toilet (open defecation) 36% 15%
- Tap water 29% 17%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 80%
- Use banking services 45% 61%
- Television 24% 42%
- Mobile phone 40% 50%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 3%
- None of these assets 48% 31%
- Own their home 86% 90%

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

## What is the population of Jambhavade?

■ Jambhavade · ■ Kudal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.8% 85.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1098 1021
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1212 902
- Working population 44.8% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 74.2% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 126 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 38 (8%) · ■ Marginal 310 (65%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kudal
- Narur 1,112 people
- Kutgaon 1,110 people
- Salgaon 1,100 people
- Hirlok 1,076 people
- Borbhat 1,069 people
- Tembdhurinagar 1,063 people
- Pangrad 1,055 people
- Shivapur 1,055 people

All 124 villages in Kudal

## Quick answers
- How far is Jambhavade from Oras Bk.? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Jambhavade? 1,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jambhavade in? Sindhudurg district (Kudal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Jambhavade? 81.8% (Census 2011)

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