# Jamua Village, Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamua

Jamua is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **204 people in 55 households**, the 238th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 204people (2011)
- 55households
- 69.3%literacy
- 1,082females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamua

Of every 100 households in Jamua in 2011, 22 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamua · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**46%

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

**49%

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

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****58%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****98%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**970

Working population ****36.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 61.3% for women. 64% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 71 (96%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Telichak211 people
- Balarampur208 people
- Gotgerya Batitaki206 people
- Belagere205 people
- Karrachak202 people
- Krishnagerya201 people
- Kapasgerya200 people
- Pechanagar198 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamua?204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamua?69.3% (Census 2011)