# Jamtara Village, Umreth, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Umreth, Chhindwara 

# Jamtara

Jamtara is a village in Umreth sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **433 people in 96 households**, the 80th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 433people (2011)
- 96households
- 47.5%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Jamtara PIN code and other codes

Jamtara falls in Umreth sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494796

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

## How far is Jamtara from nearby towns?

- Umreth (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dongar Parasia (nearest town)30 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 Jamtara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jamtara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mordongri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Jamtara known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 71% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Jamtara

Of every 100 households in Jamtara in 2011, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamtara · ■ Umreth rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**77%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

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

**14%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****44%**

**58%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Jamtara?

■ Jamtara · ■ Umreth rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**927

Working population ****58.9%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 38.7% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (24%) · **■** Marginal 84 (33%)

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 Umreth

- Damua Ryt.460 people
- Talpipariya452 people
- Bhooli440 people
- Tandi Ryt.434 people
- Gulba423 people
- Pathar Punji422 people
- Paili420 people
- Chopan Tekri383 people

[All 101 villages in Umreth](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/umreth/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamtara from Chhindwara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jamtara?433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamtara in?Chhindwara district (Umreth sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jamtara?47.5% (Census 2011)