# Jamb Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Washim 

# Jamb

Jamb is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,404 people in 296 households**, the 25th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 1,404people (2011)
- 296households
- 81.6%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Jamb PIN code and other codes

Jamb falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code530954

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

## How far is Jamb from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)70 km by road
- Karanja (nearest town)10 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 Jamb?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jamb; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karanja
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karanja
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Jamb known for?

About 89% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 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 Jamb

Of every 100 households in Jamb in 2011, 72 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamb · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**57%

Tap water ****53%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****62%**

**62%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Jamb?

■ Jamb · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**926

Working population ****34.5%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 72.4% for women. 53% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 111 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (60%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 64 (13%)

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 Karanja

- Yawardi1,498 people
- Donad Bk.1,468 people
- Dudhora1,468 people
- Mahagaon1,445 people
- Sukali1,399 people
- Ramnagar1,398 people
- Mokhad1,389 people
- Meha1,383 people

[All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamb from Washim?70 km by road
- What is the population of Jamb?1,404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamb in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Jamb?81.6% (Census 2011)