# Jamua Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamua

Jamua is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **347 people in 73 households**, the 135th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 347people (2011)
- 73households
- 84.9%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamua

Of every 100 households in Jamua in 2011, 86 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamua · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****96%**

**62%

Television ****31%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**963

Working population ****32.6%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 77.7% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 100 (88%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 7 (6%)

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 Dantan - I

- Pannaga367 people
- Nibhaipuipatna365 people
- Tukarui352 people
- Bhetiya Dakshin351 people
- Jotidoberia340 people
- Rautara339 people
- Singdiha334 people
- Parajbhetia332 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamua?347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamua?84.9% (Census 2011)