Overview
Jamtara is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Jamtara city is divided into 14 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Jamtara Nagar Panchayat has population of 29,415 of which 15,372 are males while 14,043 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3661 which is 12.45 % of total population of Jamtara (NP). In Jamtara Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 914 against state average of 948. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Jamtara is around 907 compared to Jharkhand state average of 948. Literacy rate of Jamtara city is 83.79 % higher than state average of 66.41 %. In Jamtara, Male literacy is around 89.77 % while female literacy rate is 77.26 %.
Jamtara Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 5,743 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Jamtara Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.71 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.95 % of total population in Jamtara (NP).
Jamtara Work Profile
Out of total population, 9,027 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 7,796 were males while 1,231 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 9027 working population, 84.96 % were engaged in Main Work while 15.04 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
Jamtara 2022 Population
The next census for Jamtara Population will be held in 2021. Right now all figures for 2022 are estimates only.