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

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Village · Jama, Dumka 

# Meghua

Meghua is a village in Jama sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 74 households**, the 149th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 391people (2011)
- 74households
- 57.5%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Meghua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meghua is 814146.** Meghua falls in Jama sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatLangla
- Community development blockJama
- Census village code371800

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

## How far is Meghua from nearby towns?

- Dumka (district HQ)18 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)18 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 Meghua?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Meghua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bangha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Meghua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 64% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Meghua

Of every 100 households in Meghua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meghua · ■ Jama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**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 ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****60%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Meghua?

■ Meghua · ■ Jama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1355**

**981

Working population ****51.2%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 35.0% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 194 (97%)

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

- Bandha401 people
- Duma397 people
- Pipra394 people
- Chhatapahari393 people
- Kusmaha390 people
- Uparbalram389 people
- Pharasimal387 people
- Kukurtopa377 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meghua?814146
- How far is Meghua from Dumka?18 km by road
- What is the population of Meghua?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghua in?Dumka district (Jama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Meghua?57.5% (Census 2011)