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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BHABESH MAHATA
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- LGD code
- 341263
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population
- 288
- Households
- 68
- Literacy rate
- 76.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1133 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 105
- Distance to district centre
- 108 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 120 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 160 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1114 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chhatna · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shamayita Jeevan Surya Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jambedia compares
By population, Jambedia ranks #154 of 287 villages in Sankrail mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.4%
+11.4% vs mandal average
- Jambedia
- 76.4%
- Sankrail mandal
- 65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,133
+151 vs mandal average
- Jambedia
- 1,133
- Sankrail mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Jambedia
- 4.2
- Sankrail mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jambedia at a glance
Jambedia is a village of 288 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Sankrail block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 154th-largest of 287 villages in Sankrail block. Literacy is 76%, 11 points above the block average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,133 women per 1,000 men. It lies 108 km from the Jhargram district centre, 26 km from Aguri Band Punisol, the nearest town, 12 km from Chhatna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721516, served by Lalgarh (West Midnapore) post office; the LGD village code is 341263. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shamayita Jeevan Surya Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is BHABESH MAHATA, and the village votes in Gopiballavpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Mahata. The population is estimated at 340 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jambedia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 97.74
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jambedia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jambedia
- LGD code
- 341263
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 288
- Population (projected 2026)
- 340
- Households
- 68
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1133
- Literacy rate
- 76.4%
- Coordinates
- 23.37302°N, 87.06021°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gopiballavpur
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Mahata
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BHABESH MAHATA
- Block / Mandal
- Sankrail
Getting there
How to reach Jambedia
Nearest town · 22,193 people
Aguri Band Punisol · ≈ 26 km
≈ 54 min by car · 1 h 4 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata160 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1114 km
- Delhi1143 km
- Chennai1350 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChhatna12 km
- Bus stopHeavy More Bus Stop14 km
- Hospital / PHCShamayita Jeevan Surya Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankSBI, Bankura Main Branch14 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol pump24 km
- CollegeBankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering19 km
- Police stationBankura Mahila Thana16 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)