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Jamira

जमीरा
Arrah mandal
Pincode 802161
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Jamira is a village in Arrah mandal, Bhojpur district, Bihar, with a population of 13,891 across 2,058 households and a literacy rate of 44.5%. The village has a railway station and is located at 25.554°N, 84.707°E with PIN code 802161.

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LGD code
246735
Pincode
802161
Post office
Narhi Chandi
Population
13,891
Households
2,058
Literacy rate
44.5%
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000♂
Workers
4,034
Distance to district centre
93 km
Distance to mandal centre
126 km
Distance to Patna
43 km
Distance to Kolkata
498 km
Nearest railway station
Jamira Halt · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sadar Hospital,Arrah · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jamira compares

By population, Jamira ranks #1 of 115 villages in Arrah mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
44.5%
−13.1% vs mandal average
Jamira
44.5%
Arrah mandal
57.6%
Bhojpur district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
891
+1 vs mandal average
Jamira
891
Arrah mandal
890
Household size
people per home
6.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
Jamira
6.7
Arrah mandal
6.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jamira at a glance

Jamira is a village of 13,891 people in 2,058 households (Census 2011) in Arrah block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the largest of 115 villages in Arrah block. Literacy is 45%, 13 points below the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. It lies 93 km from the Bhojpur district centre, 8 km from Deoria, the nearest town, under 1 km from Jamira Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802161, served by Narhi Chandi post office; the LGD village code is 246735. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital,Arrah, 4 km away. The sarpanch is sabita devi, and the village votes in Warisnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjarik Mrinal. The population is estimated at 2,929 in 2026, down 79% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jamira

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jamira

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
1
Middle school
2
Secondary school
2
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
ARRAH
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
10
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
JAMIRA
Total area (ha)
849
Irrigated area (ha)
486.8
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Jamira

LGD code
246735
Pincode
802161
Post office
Narhi Chandi
Population (Census 2011)
13,891
Population (projected 2026)
2,929
Households
2,058
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
891
Literacy rate
44.5%
Coordinates
25.55384°N, 84.70663°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Warisnagar
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manjarik Mrinal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sabita devi
Block / Mandal
Arrah
Nearest railway station
Jamira Halt (0.4 km)
Getting there

How to reach Jamira

Mandal centre
Arrah · ≈ 126 km
≈ 4 h 19 min by car · 5 h 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhojpur · ≈ 93 km
≈ 3 h 12 min by car · 3 h 48 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 19,165 people
Deoria · ≈ 8.2 km
≈ 17 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna43 kmcapital
  • Kolkata498 km
  • Delhi816 km
  • Hyderabad1113 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJamira Halt<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital,Arrah4 km
  • ATM / bankCanara Bank15 km
  • Petrol pumpPrasad And Sons Petrol Pump25 km
  • CollegeNursing College, AIIMS Patna34 km
  • Police stationPOLICE LINE CHHAPRA GROUND26 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Jamira Haltunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Jamira

4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Jamira

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

  • 📚Nagri Prachaarini District Central LibraryLibrary4.1 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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