# Jamira Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Jamira

Jamira is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,012 people in 186 households**, the 96th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 1,012people (2011)
- 186households
- 60.2%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Jamira PIN code and other codes

Jamira falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTiarpara
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223767

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?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)45 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jamira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jalalgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasaba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 86% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamira · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****9%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**41%

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 Jamira?

■ Jamira · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**946

Working population ****41.5%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 46.4% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (20%) · **■** Household industry 31 (7%) · **■** Other work 55 (13%) · **■** Marginal 162 (39%)

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 Amour

- Sonapur1,051 people
- Terdahi1,051 people
- Kochaili1,049 people
- Majhua Nankar1,024 people
- Khunkhuni1,010 people
- Tira965 people
- Deori917 people
- Rahua905 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamira from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Jamira?1,012 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamira in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jamira?60.2% (Census 2011)