# Jamua Village, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi 

# Jamua

Jamua is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843317**. The 2011 Census counted **2,735 people in 493 households**, the 38th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.5%.

- 2,735people (2011)
- 493households
- 56.5%literacy
- 843317PIN code

## Jamua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jamua is 843317.** Jamua falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843317
- Gram panchayatMadhiya
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code219105

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?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sitamarhi (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 Jamua?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 64% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamua · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**49.5%

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

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**935

Working population ****36.3%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 39.8% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 190 (19%) · **■** Marginal 327 (33%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Bharsand2,813 people
- Madhukarpur2,792 people
- Pharchhahian2,766 people
- Itaharwa Dularpur2,763 people
- Sangrampur2,476 people
- Rohua2,439 people
- Kohbarwa2,370 people
- Rajwara2,370 people

[All 64 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jamua?843317
- How far is Jamua from Sitamarhi?45 km by road
- What is the population of Jamua?2,735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamua in?Sitamarhi district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jamua?56.5% (Census 2011)