Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad # Jamdiha Jamdiha is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 2,548 people in 505 households, the 23rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 2,548 people (2011) - 505 households - 72.8% literacy - 893 females per 1,000 males ## Jamdiha PIN code and other codes Jamdiha falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayat Lohapatti - Community development block Baghmara-Cum-Katras - Census village code 361559 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jamdiha from nearby towns? - Baghmara (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ) 25 km by road - Dhanbad (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jamdiha? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Jamdiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mahuda - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Mahuda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 11 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jamdiha known for? The main crops are rice. About 1% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jamdiha Of every 100 households in Jamdiha in 2011, 72 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Jamdiha · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average - Electricity for lighting 72% 86% - Toilet within the home 18% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 80% - Tap water 14% 22% - Drinking water within premises 19% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 67% 26% - Use banking services 58% 66% - Television 47% 53% - Mobile phone 48% 61% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 22% 26% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 22% 15% - Own their home 87% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jamdiha? ■ Jamdiha · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 73.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 893 913 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 967 929 - Working population 26.1% 29.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 39 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 101 (15%) · ■ Household industry 25 (4%) · ■ Other work 368 (55%) · ■ Marginal 132 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baghmara-Cum-Katras - Radhanagar 2,671 people - Dharmubandh 2,635 people - Gobindadih Alias Bhosri 2,616 people - Chhatrutanr 2,562 people - Kunji 2,478 people - Bansjora 2,421 people - Padugora 2,398 people - Kapuria 2,340 people All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras ## Quick answers - How far is Jamdiha from Dhanbad? 25 km by road - What is the population of Jamdiha? 2,548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jamdiha in? Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Jamdiha? 72.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/jamdiha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.