Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Jam Jodhpur had a population of 22,651. Males constitute 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 town in Gujrat. The reason behind this is that there are lots of NRIs who have roots in Jam Jodhpur. Dev Patel's (the leading actor of Slumdog movie) grandfather, belongs to Jam Jodhpur. also Ghansyam vaghela know as sham vaghela co founder of the UK Asian music awards and CEO of eventstar. (UK AMA’s is fast becoming a household award ceremony, following the likes of MOBOs. It has also been quoted as ‘The Brit Asian version of the Brit Awards’. This further demonstrates how far the show has come in its 8 years. The show is building momentum, with more and more Brit Asian Artists breaking into the mainstream.) 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.
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