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Jamua
Jamua
Village
	Jamua Location in Jharkhand, India Jamua Jamua (India)
	Coordinates: 24°22′13″N 86°08′51″E / 24.370278°N 86.147512°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Population (2011)
• Total	1,124
Languages(*For language details see Jamua (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	815318 (Jamua)
Telephone/ STD code	06554
Vehicle registration	JH 11
Lok Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jamua
Website	giridih.nic.in

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

Geography

15km
10miles

B

I

H

A

R

Jharkhand
Dham

H

Mirzaganj

R

Lokainayanpur

R

Sakri River

Jamunia
River

Barakar
River

Telodih

CT

Sirsia

CT

Pertodih

CT

Paratdih

CT

Maheshmunda

CT

Jamtara

CT

Isri

CT

Dhanwar

CT

Dandidih

CT

Barki Saraiya

CT

Akdoni Khurd

CT

Giridih coalfield

Usri Falls

H

Kharagdiha

H

Madhuban

H

Pareshath Hill

H

Shikharji

H

Giridih

M

Tisri

R

Taratanr

R

Suriya

R

Pirtand

R

Hirodih

R

Khukhra

R

Khori Mahua

R

Jamua

R

Hesla

R

Gawan

R

Gandey

R

Dumri

R

Deori

R

Birni

R

Bhelwaghati

R

Bengabad

R

Bagodar

R

Nimiaghat

R

Ahilyapur

R

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°22′13″N 86°08′51″E / 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

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ "District Census Handbook Giridih, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 5-7. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
^ "2011 District Census Handbook Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ "Giridih". District Administration, Giridih. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ Google maps
^ "73369 => 53369 Kawar- Koderma Passenger". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.