# Maharo Village, Jama, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jama, Dumka 

# Maharo

Maharo is a village in Jama sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814158**. The 2011 Census counted **593 people in 126 households**, the 78th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 593people (2011)
- 126households
- 81.7%literacy
- 814158PIN code

## Maharo PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maharo is 814158.** Maharo falls in Jama sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814158
- Gram panchayatSarsabad
- Community development blockJama
- Census village code371872

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maharo from nearby towns?

- Jama (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)9 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)9 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 Maharo?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Maharo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Maharo known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Maharo

Of every 100 households in Maharo in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Maharo · ■ Jama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**14%

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

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**98%

Use banking services ****50%**

**45%

Television ****16%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

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

**24%

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 Maharo?

■ Maharo · ■ Jama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**981

Working population ****53.6%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 70.0% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (15%) · **■** Marginal 265 (83%)

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 Jama

- Mankachak609 people
- Jamogori600 people
- Paharidih600 people
- Gargaria596 people
- Sitakahabar593 people
- Kohabara592 people
- Noni578 people
- Uparbahal575 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maharo?814158
- How far is Maharo from Dumka?9 km by road
- What is the population of Maharo?593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharo in?Dumka district (Jama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Maharo?81.7% (Census 2011)