# Jama, Dumka (Jharkhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Dumka, Jharkhand 

# Jama

Jama is a sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **137,963 people**, no towns and 320 villages (311 inhabited). The largest village is Bara (2,737 people).

- 137,963people (2011)
- 320villages
- 0towns
- 61.9%literacy

## Population of Jama compared with Dumka

■ Jama · ■ Dumka district

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**966

Working population ****50.1%**

**47.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jama

Of every 100 households in Jama in 2011, 14 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jama · ■ Dumka district

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Jama

- Bara · 2,737 people
- Palasi · 1,688 people
- Tapsi · 1,490 people
- Katangi · 1,369 people
- Bichkora · 1,367 people
- Sarsabad · 1,348 people
- Asanjor · 1,344 people
- Chiknia · 1,321 people
- Thanpur · 1,238 people
- Nawadih · 1,145 people
- Asansolkurwa · 1,115 people
- Lagla · 1,077 people
- Dudhani · 1,056 people
- Lakardiwani · 1,055 people
- Heth Situa · 1,044 people
- Chhalapathar · 1,030 people

[All 320 villages in Jama →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Jama?320 (311 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Jama in?Dumka district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Jama?137,963 (Census 2011)