# Jamua Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Jamua

Jamua is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,508 people in 197 households**, the 54th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,508people (2011)
- 197households
- 75.5%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Jamua PIN code and other codes

Jamua falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarup
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251364

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?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)52 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Dhawani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 93% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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, 37 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamua · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****74%**

**66%

Television ****34%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

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 Jamua?

■ Jamua · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**926

Working population ****26.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 62.4% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (20%) · **■** Marginal 127 (32%)

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 Karakat

- Nad1,558 people
- Panredih1,552 people
- Basdiha1,542 people
- Kechua1,527 people
- Paraiya1,504 people
- Chilha1,501 people
- Kaeth Bahuara1,498 people
- Dhorhandih1,398 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamua from Sasaram?52 km by road
- What is the population of Jamua?1,508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamua in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jamua?75.5% (Census 2011)