Jambughoda is a village and

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Panchmahal district Panchmahal, also rendered as Panch Mahal, is a district in the eastern portion of Gujarat State western India. ''Panch-mahal'' means "five tehsils/talukas" (5 sub-divisions), and refers to the five sub-divisions that were transferred by the Mahar ...

in the

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. The village has a population of 2,731, while the overall tehsil has a population of 42,476. The Tehsil is well known for the Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary.

Geography

Jambughoda is located in the eastern part of Panchmahal, in a region covered by hills and forests. This area has shallow, sandy soil and receives slightly less rainfall than the western part of Panchmahal.

Demographics

India

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, Jambughoda had a population of 42,476. There are 7,900 households. People belonging to Scheduled Tribes are 15,112 (36%). The

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

in the tehsil of Jambughoda in 2011 was 64%, which was lower than the average rate of 71% in all of Panchmahal district. The tehsil of Jambughoda contained 55 villages in 2011 (including Jambughoda itself), all of which had access to

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and clean

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, 49 of which had schools, 13 of which had medical facilities, 16 of which had

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, 49 of which had transport communications (

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, or navigable waterways), 3 of which had

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s, 5 of which had agricultural credit societies, and 46 of which had pucca roads. 54.1% of the total land area in Jambughoda tehsil was under cultivation, and 25.8% of the land under cultivation was

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. In 2011, the village of Jambughoda itself had a population of 2,731 people, in 633 households. It possessed 3

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, 1

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, 2 senior secondary schools, and 2 vocational training schools, as well as a community health centre, a

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, and a regular market. The town had access to

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, and landlines as well as

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coverage. Jambughoda had pucca roads, but not water-bound

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roads. These roads were not connected to

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, but they were connected to

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. Jambughoda did not have a railway station.

History

Before 1947, Jambughoda was the seat of the princely state of Jambughoda (former narukot state), which was merged with the

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on 10 June 1948. The state had been ruled by the Hindu

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clan of

Kolis The Koli is an Indian caste that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Nepal. Koli is an agriculturist caste of Gujarat but in coastal areas they also work as fishermen along with agriculture. In the beginning of 20th ce ...

Rulers of Jambughoda State

Thakor Sahibs

*.... - .... Dipsinhji Jagatsinhji (b. 1841 - d. ....) *.... - 27 Sep 1917 Gambhirsimhji (d. 1917) *27 Sep 1917 – 15 Aug 1947 Ranjitsinhji Gambhirsinhji (b. 1892 - d. 1962)

Agriculture

The predominant crops in the village of Jambughoda are castor,

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, and

pigeon pea The pigeon pea (''Cajanus cajan'') or toor dal is a perennial legume from the family (biology), family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere. The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being com ...

. Due to an almost total lack of

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facilities in the village, agriculture is largely dependent on

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References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Panchmahal district