Jamua
Village in Jharkhand, India
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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 | |
| Coordinates: 24.370278°N 86.147512°E | |
| Country | |
| 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 |
Geography

9.9miles
Dham
River
River
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.
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
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]