Jamui is a district in Bihar State of India. It has a total of 10 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 3,098 sq km. There are 5 towns and 1,503 villages in this district.
As per census Jamui District has a population of 1,760,405 in 2011 out of which 916,064 are male and 844,341 are female. Population of Jamui District in 2020/2021 is 1,986,777(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 858,588 out of 534,385 are male and 324,203 are female. People living in Jamui District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 727,571 out of which men are 452,288 and women are 275,283. Total 111,049 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 90,490 are cultivated by men and 20,559 are women. 179,628 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 132,453 and 47,175 are women. Jamui District sex ratio is 922 females per 1000 of males. Next Jamui District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 3,098 sq km., 48 sq km is urban and 3050 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 1,954,050 in the district, 145,333 are in urban area and 1,615,072 are in rural area. 24,877 households are in urban, 282,205 are in rural area. 91,277 literate people are in urban, 767,311 are in rural area.
Geography of Jamui
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamnagar Aliganj | 136,768 | 70,903 | 65,865 | 22,638 |
| Sikandra | 148,711 | 76,782 | 71,929 | 25,454 |
| Jamui | 144,757 | 75,254 | 69,503 | 25,808 |
| Barhat | 92,207 | 48,141 | 44,066 | 16,669 |
| Lakshmipur | 124,149 | 64,688 | 59,461 | 22,417 |
| Jhajha | 226,858 | 117,663 | 109,195 | 39,541 |
| Gidhaur | 77,558 | 40,720 | 36,838 | 14,150 |
| Khaira | 235,761 | 123,188 | 112,573 | 39,993 |
| Sono | 210,445 | 108,515 | 101,930 | 36,955 |
| Chakai | 235,188 | 122,790 | 112,398 | 41,725 |