# Jamnagar Village, Rajmahal, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajmahal, Sahibganj 

# Jamnagar

Jamnagar is a village in Rajmahal sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **14,429 people in 2,596 households**, the 2nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 14,429people (2011)
- 2,596households
- 45.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Jamnagar PIN code and other codes

Jamnagar falls in Rajmahal sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSamaspur
- Community development blockRajmahal
- Census village code359210

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

## How far is Jamnagar from nearby towns?

- Rajmahal (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rajmahal (nearest town)6 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 Jamnagar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Jamnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Jamnagar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 99% of the 479 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jamnagar

Of every 100 households in Jamnagar in 2011, 11 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamnagar · ■ Rajmahal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jamnagar?

■ Jamnagar · ■ Rajmahal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.9%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**944

Working population ****43.7%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.8% for men and 38.7% for women. 49% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 801 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,739 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2,072 (33%) · **■** Other work 665 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,027 (16%)

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 Rajmahal

- Narainpur Diara23,465 people
- Lakhipur Sajanpur8,243 people
- Samaspur7,358 people
- Dahu Tola6,237 people
- Mahasingpur4,553 people

[All 146 villages in Rajmahal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/rajmahal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamnagar from Sahibganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jamnagar?14,429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamnagar in?Sahibganj district (Rajmahal sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jamnagar?45.9% (Census 2011)