# Jamunia Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Jamunia

Jamunia is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,915 people in 513 households**, the 12th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 2,915people (2011)
- 513households
- 69.7%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Jamunia PIN code and other codes

Jamunia falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJamunia
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216471

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

## How far is Jamunia from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)58 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)21 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 Jamunia?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Jamunia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Jamunia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Jamunia

Of every 100 households in Jamunia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jamunia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****49%**

**38%

Television ****26%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jamunia?

■ Jamunia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**959

Working population ****34.0%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 60.4% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 200 (20%) · **■** Marginal 582 (59%)

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 Gaunaha

- Murli Bharahwa3,223 people
- Pipra3,081 people
- Sithi3,049 people
- Dumra2,995 people
- Maguraha2,820 people
- Parsa2,798 people
- Mehnaul Kalan2,739 people
- Pipra2,713 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamunia from Bettiah?58 km by road
- What is the population of Jamunia?2,915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamunia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jamunia?69.7% (Census 2011)