Jam Jodhpur Explained

Jam Jodhpur
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:21.88°N 70.03°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jamnagar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:25892
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:360530
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02898
Registration Plate:GJ 10

Jam Jodhpur is a city and a municipality in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Demographics

India census,[1] Jam Jodhpur had a population of 22,651. Males constitute of 51% of the population and females 49%. Jam Jodhpur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 67%. In Jam Jodhpur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Jam Jodhpur is one of the richest towns in Gujarat. The reason behind this is that most of the people are having good farms and due to good water supply they are cultivating more and earning more. Dev Patel's (the leading actor of Slumdog movie) grandfather, belongs to Jam Jodhpur-Balva. Also Ghansyam Vaghela known as Sham Vaghela co-founder of the UK Asian music awards and CEO of event star. Indian cricket team player Cheteshwar Pujara's Father-in-law is from Jam Jodhpur.

There are a lot of government servants staying in Jamjodhpur who are working in nearby villages.

Nagarpalika of Jamjodhpur is ranked 2nd well managed in 2009. Water management, roads, under ground gutters are very well managed. Garbage collection vehicle is passing from every street of the city to collect the garbage. This makes city beautiful. People from various places visits Jamjodhpur for its nagarpalika management.

Transport

Jam Jodhpur is connected by road to the rest of India as well as by railways. State Highway No. 126 pass through city which connects Bhanvad to National Highway No. 8B. Jam Jodhpur railway station is small railway station in the city and Express trains like Porbandar - Santragachi Kavi Guru SF Express, Rajkot-Porbandar Express and Porbandar Somnath Passenger stops.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  2. http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/jam-jodhpur-junction-jdh/6750 Arrival/Departure Timings