Village · Balumath, Latehar
# Jipua

Jipua is a village in Balumath sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822107. The 2011 Census counted 1,565 people in 270 households, the 19th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.
- 1,565 people (2011)
- 270 households
- 62.0% literacy
- 822107 PIN code

## Jipua PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jipua is 822107. Jipua falls in Balumath sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822107
- Gram panchayat Murpa
- Community development block Balumath
- Census village code 367415

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

## How far is Jipua from nearby towns?
- Balumath (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town) 60 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jipua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jipua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Latehar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jipua known for?

The main crops are rice. About 48% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jipua

Of every 100 households in Jipua in 2011, 50 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jipua · ■ Balumath rural average
- Electricity for lighting 50% 38%
- Toilet within the home 2% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 87%
- Tap water 7% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 53% 74%
- Use banking services 61% 34%
- Television 1% 8%
- Mobile phone 63% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 25%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Jipua?

■ Jipua · ■ Balumath rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.0% 58.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 902 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 716 955
- Working population 48.4% 42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 52.1% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 142 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 68 (9%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 21 (3%) · ■ Marginal 525 (69%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Balumath
- Marangloiya 1,743 people
- Okea 1,717 people
- Chamatu 1,606 people
- Chetag 1,592 people
- Hempur 1,517 people
- Pindarkom 1,311 people
- Holang 1,309 people
- Ichak 1,289 people

All 67 villages in Balumath

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jipua? 822107
- How far is Jipua from Latehar? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Jipua? 1,565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jipua in? Latehar district (Balumath sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jipua? 62.0% (Census 2011)

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