# Jamua Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamua

Jamua is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **630 people in 129 households**, the 175th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 630people (2011)
- 129households
- 57.5%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamua

Of every 100 households in Jamua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamua · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**58%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**960

Working population ****51.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 47.4% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (49%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 123 (38%)

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 Keshpur

- Goharia654 people
- Raipur652 people
- Talchhara652 people
- Sirasati632 people
- Haji Chak629 people
- Ayama Mohanpur628 people
- Khagra Gerya627 people
- Maipur627 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamua?630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamua?57.5% (Census 2011)