Jamua (community development block)
Jamua
Jamuā | |
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Location in Giridih District | |
Interactive map of Jamua | |
| Coordinates: 24°22′13″N 86°8′51″E / 24.37028°N 86.14750°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Giridih |
| Subdivision | Khori Mahuwa |
| Headquarters | Jamua |
| Panchayat | 42 (1st) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| • Block Development Officer | Amal G |
| • Circle Officer | Sanjay Pandey |
| Area | |
• Total | 478.50 km2 (184.75 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 273,563 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 571.71/km2 (1,480.7/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 815312 (Jamua) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06554 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-11 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kodarma |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jamua |
| Literacy | 64.02% |
| Sex Ratio | 941 |
| Website | giridih |
Jamua is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.