Jamua

Jamua is a village in the Jamua CD block in the Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Jamua
Village
Jamua is located in Jharkhand
Jamua
Jamua
Location in Jharkhand, India
Jamua is located in India
Jamua
Jamua
Jamua (India)
Coordinates: 24.370278°N 86.147512°E / 24.370278; 86.147512
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGiridih
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,124
Languages(*For language details see Jamua (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
815318 (Jamua)
Telephone/ STD code06554
Vehicle registrationJH 11
Lok Sabha constituencyKodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJamua
Websitegiridih.nic.in

Geography
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Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Jamua is located at 24.370278°N 86.147512°E / 24.370278; 86.147512.

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. [1][2][3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jamua had a total population of 1,124, of which 574 (51%) were males and 550 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 213. The total number of literate persons in Jamua was 677 (74.31% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Civic administration

Police station

Jamua police station has jurisdiction over the Jamua CD block.[5] According to old British records, Jamua PS was there after Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870.[6]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Jamua CD block are located at Jamua village.[7][8]

Transport

Jamua-Deoghar Road meets State Highway 13 (Jharkhand), running from Koderma to Gobindpur at Jamua.[9]

There is a station at Jamua on the Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line.[10]

References
  1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. "District Census Handbook Giridih, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 5-7. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  7. "2011 District Census Handbook Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. "Giridih". District Administration, Giridih. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  9. Google maps
  10. "73369 => 53369 Kawar- Koderma Passenger". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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