# Jamua Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Jamua

Jamua is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,159 people in 245 households**, the 10th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,159people (2011)
- 245households
- 62.1%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Jamua PIN code and other codes

Jamua falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatJamua
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364397

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

## How far is Jamua from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)8 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 Jamua?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Jamua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 51% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Jamua

Of every 100 households in Jamua in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamua · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****32%**

**47%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

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 Jamua?

■ Jamua · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1408**

**959

Working population ****44.1%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 44.6% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 156 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 299 (59%)

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 Chakulia

- Udal1,248 people
- Lodhasholi1,220 people
- Shardiha1,190 people
- Chandanpur1,188 people
- Chaluniya1,034 people
- Khanrband1,009 people
- Bankati1,000 people
- Dakshinashol978 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamua from Jamshedpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Jamua?1,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamua in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jamua?62.1% (Census 2011)