# Jamira Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/jamira/ Village · Arrah, Bhojpur # Jamira Jamira is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **13,891 people in 2,058 households**, the 1st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 13,891people (2011) - 2,058households - 55.1%literacy - 891females per 1,000 males ## Jamira PIN code and other codes Jamira falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJamira - Community development blockArrah - Census village code246735 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jamira from nearby towns? - Arrah (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)10 km by road - Arrah (nearest town)10 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 Jamira? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Jamira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 h winter 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 Jamira known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 849 hectares of village land is sown, and 487 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Jamira Of every 100 households in Jamira in 2011, 18 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jamira · ■ Arrah rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **6% Toilet within the home ****17%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **75% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **91% Use banking services ****52%** **61% Television ****20%** **20% Mobile phone ****56%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Jamira? ■ Jamira · ■ Arrah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **900 Working population ****29.0%** **27.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 42.8% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 434 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,207 (30%) · **■** Household industry 78 (2%) · **■** Other work 390 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,925 (48%) 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 Arrah - Dhamar7,279 people - Gothahula5,548 people - Ijri5,455 people - Ganghar5,324 people [All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jamira from Arrah?10 km by road - What is the population of Jamira?13,891 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jamira in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jamira?55.1% (Census 2011)