# Jamgain Village, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Namkum, Ranchi 

# Jamgain

Jamgain is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835221**. The 2011 Census counted **949 people in 165 households**, the 46th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 949people (2011)
- 165households
- 70.7%literacy
- 835221PIN code

## Jamgain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jamgain is 835221.** Jamgain falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835221
- Gram panchayatSodag
- Community development blockNamkum
- Census village code373979

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

## How far is Jamgain from nearby towns?

- Namkum (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)28 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)28 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 Jamgain?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jamgain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tupudana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhurwa
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hulhundu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Jamgain known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Jamgain

Of every 100 households in Jamgain in 2011, 73 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamgain · ■ Namkum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**58%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****58%**

**66%

Television ****35%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Jamgain?

■ Jamgain · ■ Namkum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**1000

Working population ****44.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 62.0% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 105 (25%) · **■** Marginal 264 (63%)

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 Namkum

- Palandu1,033 people
- Garhkhatanga1,007 people
- Garsul962 people
- Dewgain956 people
- Kakra882 people
- Bandua877 people
- Kolad863 people
- Nichitpur-Raydih860 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jamgain?835221
- How far is Jamgain from Ranchi?28 km by road
- What is the population of Jamgain?949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamgain in?Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jamgain?70.7% (Census 2011)