# Jam Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/jam/ Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat # Jam Jam is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,530 people in 1,240 households**, the 3rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 5,530people (2011) - 1,240households - 74.2%literacy - 1,025females per 1,000 males ## Jam PIN code and other codes Jam falls in Lalbarra sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockLalbarra - Census village code497548 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jam from nearby towns? - Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)40 km by road - Balaghat (nearest town)40 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 Jam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Jam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Balaghat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Jam known for? The main crops are **dhan**. About 86% of the 926 hectares of village land is sown, and 645 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 Jam Of every 100 households in Jam in 2011, 71 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jam · ■ Lalbarra rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **72% Toilet within the home ****15%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **86% Tap water ****16%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****33%** **45% Television ****13%** **16% Mobile phone ****18%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****31%** **24% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Jam? ■ Jam · ■ Lalbarra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **939 Working population ****54.3%** **54.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 66.6% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 837 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,393 (46%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (5%) · **■** Marginal 598 (20%) 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 Lalbarra - Pandharwani6,450 people - Mohgaon5,536 people - Kanki4,174 people - Katangjhari3,665 people - Newargaon3,446 people - Dhapera3,103 people [All 110 villages in Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jam from Balaghat?40 km by road - What is the population of Jam?5,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jam in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jam?74.2% (Census 2011)