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Jamua

Karakat mandal
Pincode 821112
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Jamua observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Jamua is a village in Karakat mandal, Rohtas district, Bihar, with a population of 1,508 across 197 households. The literacy rate is 61.4%, and the village is located at 24.529°N, 85.879°E under PIN code 821112.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Basanti Devi
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LGD code
251364
Pincode
821112
Post office
Kochas
Population
1,508
Households
197
Literacy rate
61.4%
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000♂
Workers
392
Distance to district centre
116 km
Distance to mandal centre
132 km
Distance to Patna
140 km
Distance to Kolkata
334 km
Nearest railway station
Dhanwar · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. A.N.Ram General Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jamua compares

By population, Jamua ranks #54 of 150 villages in Karakat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.4%
−0.2% vs mandal average
Jamua
61.4%
Karakat mandal
61.6%
Rohtas district
60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
906
−14 vs mandal average
Jamua
906
Karakat mandal
920
Household size
people per home
7.7
+1.1 vs mandal average
Jamua
7.7
Karakat mandal
6.6

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

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Jamua at a glance

Jamua is a village of 1,508 people in 197 households (Census 2011) in Karakat block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 54th-largest of 150 villages in Karakat block. Literacy is 61%, about the same as the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 906 women per 1,000 men. It lies 116 km from the Rohtas district centre, 0 km from Jamua, the nearest town, 15 km from Dhanwar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 821112, served by Kochas post office; the LGD village code is 251364. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. A.N.Ram General Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Basanti Devi, and the village votes in Paliganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Saurav. The population is estimated at 1,778 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Manik Parasi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jamua · this village1,50861%
Jamua · Sangrampur83474%0 km N
Jamua · Araria4,54451%0 km N
Jamua · Kutumba1,31467%0 km N
Jamua · Rohtas2,54156%0 km N
Jamua · Karakat0 km N
Jamua · Sonbarsa2,73545%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jamua

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BIKRAMGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
52
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Karup
Total area (ha)
179
Irrigated area (ha)
166
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Jamua

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Jamua

LGD code
251364
Pincode
821112
Post office
Kochas
Population (Census 2011)
1,508
Population (projected 2026)
1,778
Households
197
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
906
Literacy rate
61.4%
Coordinates
24.52930°N, 85.87850°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Pataliputra
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Paliganj
Member of Parliament
Misa Bharti
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sandeep Saurav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Basanti Devi
Block / Mandal
Karakat
Getting there

How to reach Jamua

Mandal centre
Karakat · ≈ 132 km
≈ 4 h 32 min by car · 5 h 22 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rohtas · ≈ 116 km
≈ 3 h 58 min by car · 4 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,139 people
Jamua · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna140 kmcapital
  • Kolkata334 km
  • Delhi974 km
  • Hyderabad1104 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDhanwar15 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. A.N.Ram General Hospital8 km
  • Petrol pumpHP30 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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