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Jharkhand: MNREGA, irrigation scheme help Deoghar farmers overcome water shortage, grow sugarcane and other crops
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Jamuna is a small village in Palojori mandal, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, with a population of 683 in 147 households. The literacy rate stands at 47.9%, and it operates under postal code 814146.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANSHUK SADHU
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- LGD code
- 355434
- Pincode
- 814146
- Post office
- Palojori
- Population
- 683
- Households
- 147
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 351
- Distance to district centre
- 239 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 234 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 245 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 116 km
- Nearest railway station
- Narayangarh · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kukai Tribal Eye Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jamuna compares
By population, Jamuna ranks #77 of 291 villages in Palojori mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.9%
−1.2% vs mandal average
- Jamuna
- 47.9%
- Palojori mandal
- 49.1%
- Deoghar district
- 53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+50 vs mandal average
- Jamuna
- 1,003
- Palojori mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Jamuna
- 4.6
- Palojori mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jamuna at a glance
Jamuna is a village of 683 people in 147 households (Census 2011) in Palojori block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the 77th-largest of 291 villages in Palojori block. Literacy is 48%, 1 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. It lies 239 km from the Deoghar district centre, 22 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 6 km from Narayangarh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814146, served by Palojori post office; the LGD village code is 355434. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kukai Tribal Eye Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is ANSHUK SADHU. The population is estimated at 1,845 in 2026, up 170% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jamuna
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DEOGHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 44
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- POLOJORI
- Total area (ha)
- 160.22
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.59
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jamuna
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jamuna
- LGD code
- 355434
- Pincode
- 814146
- Post office
- Palojori
- Population (Census 2011)
- 683
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,845
- Households
- 147
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Coordinates
- 22.16428°N, 87.32817°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jama
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANSHUK SADHU
- Block / Mandal
- Palojori
Getting there
How to reach Jamuna
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi245 kmcapital
- Kolkata116 km
- Hyderabad1067 km
- Delhi1243 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNarayangarh6 km
- Bus stopRadhanagar18 km
- Hospital / PHCKukai Tribal Eye Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank17 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum19 km
- CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science17 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station17 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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