# Jamua Village, Meja, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Meja, Allahabad 

# Jamua

Jamua is a village in Meja sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,966 people in 321 households**, the 91st largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 1,966people (2011)
- 321households
- 65.2%literacy
- 1,321females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamua

Of every 100 households in Jamua in 2011, 38 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jamua · ■ Meja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**22%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**73%

Television ****19%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Jamua?

■ Jamua · ■ Meja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1321**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1426**

**912

Working population ****32.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 54.2% for women. 42% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 169 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (17%) · **■** Marginal 321 (50%)

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 Meja

- Mamoli2,027 people
- Chilvila2,019 people
- Bhadevara2,001 people
- Kona1,980 people
- Bampur Uparhar1,935 people
- Piparau1,935 people
- Bhuipara Uparhar1,926 people
- Bedauli Tappa Chaurasi1,920 people

[All 393 villages in Meja](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/meja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamua?1,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamua in?Allahabad district (Meja sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jamua?65.2% (Census 2011)