# Jama Village, Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri 

# Jama

Jama is a village in Old Ziro sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 32 households**, the 27th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 209people (2011)
- 32households
- 79.6%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Jama PIN code and other codes

Jama falls in Old Ziro sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-I
- Census village code264783

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jama from nearby towns?

- Old Ziro (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)9 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jama?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hija
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jama known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and finger millet**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jama

Of every 100 households in Jama in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Jama · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**6%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**85%

Use banking services ****66%**

**68%

Television ****79%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**14%

None of these assets ****10%**

**27%

Own their home ****86%**

**86%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jama?

■ Jama · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**902

Working population ****38.3%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 78.7% for women. 40% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (48%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Old Ziro

- Chabo253 people
- Rilingyollo240 people
- Salaya229 people
- Paph216 people
- Parbu207 people
- Lempia Akang178 people
- Rantii Ali178 people
- Supyu161 people

[All 88 villages in Old Ziro](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/old-ziro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jama from Ziro?9 km by road
- What is the population of Jama?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jama in?Lower Subansiri district (Old Ziro sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jama?79.6% (Census 2011)