# Jamua Village, Behea, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behea, Bhojpur 

# Jamua

Jamua is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,308 people in 306 households**, the 23rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,308people (2011)
- 306households
- 71.2%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Jamua PIN code and other codes

Jamua falls in Behea sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatFingi
- Community development blockBehea
- Census village code247132

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

## How far is Jamua from nearby towns?

- Behea (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)22 km by road
- Behea (nearest town)2 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 Jamua?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Jamua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Jamua

Of every 100 households in Jamua in 2011, 45 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamua · ■ Behea rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****68%**

**60%

Television ****39%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jamua?

■ Jamua · ■ Behea rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**923

Working population ****29.6%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 56.4% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 272 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (16%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (24%) · **■** Marginal 131 (19%)

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 Behea

- Pipra Jagdis2,830 people
- Birpur2,785 people
- Shiupur2,653 people
- Phingi2,557 people
- Bandha2,287 people
- Samardah2,282 people
- Kauriya2,208 people
- Itwa2,207 people

[All 98 villages in Behea](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamua from Arrah?22 km by road
- What is the population of Jamua?2,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamua in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jamua?71.2% (Census 2011)