Village · Madanpur, Aurangabad
# Jamua

Jamua is a village in Madanpur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 702 people in 112 households, the 84th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.
- 702 people (2011)
- 112 households
- 64.7% literacy
- 939 females per 1,000 males

## Jamua PIN code and other codes

Jamua falls in Madanpur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Erakikala
- Community development block Madanpur
- Census village code 254480

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jamua from nearby towns?
- Madanpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jamua?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Jamua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Post office In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 10+ km · Manjhar
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Beri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jamua known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 94% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jamua

Of every 100 households in Jamua in 2011, 3 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jamua · ■ Madanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 12%
- Toilet within the home 6% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 83%
- Tap water 1% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 59% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 66% 45%
- Television 10% 10%
- Mobile phone 71% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 24% 26%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jamua?

■ Jamua · ■ Madanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.7% 66.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1050 944
- Working population 23.1% 33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 47.3% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (20%) · ■ Other work 15 (9%) · ■ Marginal 72 (44%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Madanpur
- Pipardih 730 people
- Kusdihra 720 people
- Gongara 714 people
- Bazidpur Khurd 709 people
- Sanrhail 699 people
- Parasdih 697 people
- Mahuain 683 people
- Wordiha 674 people

All 124 villages in Madanpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Jamua from Aurangabad? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Jamua? 702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamua in? Aurangabad district (Madanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jamua? 64.7% (Census 2011)

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