Village · Parasia, Chhindwara
# Jamunbarra

Jamunbarra is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 366 people in 84 households, the 73rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.
- 366 people (2011)
- 84 households
- 51.1% literacy
- 1,068 females per 1,000 males

## Jamunbarra PIN code and other codes

Jamunbarra falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Parasia
- Census village code 494699

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

## How far is Jamunbarra from nearby towns?
- Parasia (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 41 km by road
- Dongar Parasia (nearest town) 41 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jamunbarra?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Jamunbarra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Parasia
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Parasia
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jamunbarra known for?

About 30% of the 366 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jamunbarra

Of every 100 households in Jamunbarra in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamunbarra · ■ Parasia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 64% 75%
- Toilet within the home 0% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 81%
- Tap water 0% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 87%
- Use banking services 0% 47%
- Television 0% 24%
- Mobile phone 2% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 98% 48%
- Own their home 100% 82%

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

## What is the population of Jamunbarra?

■ Jamunbarra · ■ Parasia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.1% 67.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2056 985
- Working population 51.4% 40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 38.8% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 130 (69%) · ■ Other work 7 (4%) · ■ Marginal 49 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Parasia
- Sawla Dhana 386 people
- Lohari 385 people
- Sirgori Kalan 382 people
- Tendukheda 380 people
- Kirwari 348 people
- Seregaon Khurd 335 people
- Khairi Ojha 332 people
- Junapani 301 people

All 90 villages in Parasia

## Quick answers
- How far is Jamunbarra from Chhindwara? 41 km by road
- What is the population of Jamunbarra? 366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamunbarra in? Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jamunbarra? 51.1% (Census 2011)

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