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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJU PUJHAR
Contact: 91****2732
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- LGD code
- 371699
- Pincode
- 814119
- Post office
- Kurwa
- Population
- 976
- Households
- 202
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1055 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 502
Census 2011 · in context
How Aguaia compares
By population, Aguaia ranks #21 of 320 villages in Jama mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.6%
−3.0% vs mandal average
Aguaia48.6%
Jama mandal51.6%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,055
+73 vs mandal average
Aguaia1,055
Jama mandal982
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
Aguaia4.8
Jama mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Aguaia at a glance
Aguaia is a village of 976 people in 202 households (Census 2011) in Jama block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 21st-largest of 320 villages in Jama block. Literacy is 49%, 3 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,055 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814119, served by Kurwa post office; the LGD village code is 371699. The sarpanch is RAJU PUJHAR, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 1,151 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguaia · this village | 976 | 49% | — |
| Tapsi · Jama | 1,490 | 53% | — |
| Bagjhopa · Jama | 899 | 60% | — |
| Kamu Dumaria · Jama | 542 | 44% | — |
| Puljhari · Jama | 435 | 51% | — |
| Lachhmipur · Jama | 411 | 75% | — |
| Karahia · Jama | 410 | 34% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Aguaia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 82
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TAPSI
- Total area (ha)
- 153.56
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.26
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Aguaia
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Key facts — Aguaia
- LGD code
- 371699
- Pincode
- 814119
- Post office
- Kurwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 976
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,151
- Households
- 202
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1055
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jarmundi
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Kunwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAJU PUJHAR
- Block / Mandal
- Jama
- Nearest PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Raykanali (1.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814119
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View all 60+ →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)