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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 638386
- Pincode
- 614738
- Post office
- Jambavanodai
- Population
- 3,839
- Households
- 1,104
- Literacy rate
- 74.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1119 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,807
- Distance to district centre
- 40 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 310 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 354 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mutupet · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rukmani Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jambuvanodai compares
By population, Jambuvanodai ranks #5 of 38 villages in Muthupettai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.4%
+3.1% vs mandal average
- Jambuvanodai
- 74.4%
- Muthupettai mandal
- 71.3%
- Thiruvarur district
- 74.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,119
+75 vs mandal average
- Jambuvanodai
- 1,119
- Muthupettai mandal
- 1,044
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Jambuvanodai
- 3.5
- Muthupettai mandal
- 3.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jambuvanodai at a glance
Jambuvanodai is a village of 3,839 people in 1,104 households (Census 2011) in Muthupettai taluk, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, the 5th-largest of 38 villages in Muthupettai taluk. Literacy is 74%, 3 points above the taluk average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,119 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Thiruvarur district centre, 18 km from Vallur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Mutupet railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 614738, served by Jambavanodai post office; the LGD village code is 638386. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Pattukkottai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Annadurai K. The population is estimated at 4,526 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jambuvanodai · this village | 3,839 | 74% | — |
| Muthupet · Muthupettai | 491 | 73% | 0.9 km W |
| Alangadu · Muthupettai | 3,364 | 70% | 2.6 km NE |
| Vadakadu · Muthupettai | 1,664 | 68% | 2.9 km E |
| Uppur · Muthupettai | 2,793 | 72% | 3.8 km NE |
| Reguramasamudram · Pattukkottai | 523 | 73% | 5.4 km NW |
| Nochiyur · Muthupettai | 2,994 | 74% | 5.9 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jambuvanodai
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- NEEDAMANGALAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jambuvanodai
- Total area (ha)
- 1,078.91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 296.56
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jambuvanodai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jambuvanodai
- LGD code
- 638386
- Pincode
- 614738
- Post office
- Jambavanodai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,839
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,526
- Households
- 1,104
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1119
- Literacy rate
- 74.4%
- Coordinates
- 10.39607°N, 79.50254°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Thanjavur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pattukkottai
- Member of Parliament
- S. Murasoli
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Annadurai K
- Block / Mandal
- Muthupettai
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. G Ramadoss (0.6 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Mutupet (0.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Jambuvanodai
Distance to cities · straight line
- Chennai310 kmcapital
- Bengaluru354 km
- Hyderabad785 km
- Mumbai1199 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMutupet<1 km
- Bus stopThambikkottai mukkootu salai5 km
- Hospital / PHCRukmani Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankIndian Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpBP14 km
- CollegeCentral University of TamilNadu48 km
- Police stationMuthupet Police Station<1 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Mutupetunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Rukmani Hospitalunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Jambuvanodai
2 Temples, 3 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Jambuvanodai
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 614738
Villages near Jambuvanodai
Other villages in Muthupettai mandal
View all 38+ →- Idumbavanam
- Thillaivilagam
- Udayamarthandapuram
- Perungavazhandan-I
- Pinnathur
- Alangadu
- Nochiyur
- Veeranvayal
- Uppur
- Puthagaram
- Kuruchimoolai -Ii
- Mannukkumundan
- Karppaganatherkulam
- Devadanam
- Kuruchimoolai -I
- Therkkunanallur
- Palaiyur
- Perungavazhandan-Ii
- Vadakadu
- Thondiyakkadu
- Venkathangudi
- Naruvallikkalappal
- Sanganthi
- Tholi
- Kulamanickam
- Keelanammankurichi
- Serugalathur
- Mangal
- Narayanapuram Kalappal
- Peruvidaimaruthur
- Vadasanganthi
- Manankathankottagam
- Melanammankurichi
- Kaluvangadu
- Muthupet
- Muthupet R.F.
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)