Village · Jarmundi, Dumka
# Chamarabahiar

Chamarabahiar is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814118. The 2011 Census counted 975 people in 195 households, the 14th largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 975 people (2011)
- 195 households
- 50.6% literacy
- 814118 PIN code

## Chamarabahiar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chamarabahiar is 814118. Chamarabahiar falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814118
- Gram panchayat Chamarabahiar
- Community development block Jarmundi
- Census village code 369876

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chamarabahiar from nearby towns?
- Jarmundi (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chamarabahiar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chamarabahiar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jarmundi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chamarabahiar known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include tobacco. About 33% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chamarabahiar

Of every 100 households in Chamarabahiar in 2011, 15 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chamarabahiar · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 15% 26%
- Toilet within the home 26% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 94%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 91% 49%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 12% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 27%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chamarabahiar?

■ Chamarabahiar · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.6% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 939 950
- Working population 43.4% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 34.8% for women. 55% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 95 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 312 (74%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jarmundi
- Raykanali 1,171 people
- Dhekehaghongha 1,137 people
- Beldaha 1,121 people
- Bandhdih 1,080 people
- Bara 957 people
- Nawadih 915 people
- Mahua 893 people
- Jhakhia 886 people

All 512 villages in Jarmundi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chamarabahiar? 814118
- How far is Chamarabahiar from Dumka? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Chamarabahiar? 975 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamarabahiar in? Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chamarabahiar? 50.6% (Census 2011)

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