# Jamra Village, Amdabad, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amdabad, Katihar 

# Jamra

Jamra is a village in Amdabad sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,574 people in 249 households**, the 29th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 1,574people (2011)
- 249households
- 33.9%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Jamra PIN code and other codes

Jamra falls in Amdabad sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBairia
- Community development blockAmdabad
- Census village code225761

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

## How far is Jamra from nearby towns?

- Amdabad (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Jamra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karimullahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Singhia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Jamra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Jamra

Of every 100 households in Jamra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamra · ■ Amdabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jamra?

■ Jamra · ■ Amdabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.9%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**941

Working population ****35.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.4% for men and 26.9% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 152 (28%)

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 Amdabad

- Dilli Diwanganj1,718 people
- Kebala Milik1,629 people
- River Block1,624 people
- Balua Ghatti1,614 people
- Sakari Galiurf Kala Diara1,567 people
- Jhula1,560 people
- Chilhania1,500 people
- Raghunathpur1,424 people

[All 51 villages in Amdabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/amdabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamra from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Jamra?1,574 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamra in?Katihar district (Amdabad sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jamra?33.9% (Census 2011)