Deoghar District | |
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Coordinates(Deoghar): 24°29′N86°42′E / 24.483°N 86.700°E Coordinates: 24°29′N86°42′E / 24.483°N 86.700°E | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
Division | Santhal Pargana |
Established | 15 November 2000 |
Headquarters | Deoghar |
Government | |
• District Magistrate and Collector | Shri Manjunath Bhajantri, IAS [1] |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | 1.Dumka (shared with Dumka district) 2.Godda (shared with Godda district) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1.Deoghar, 2.Madhupur, 3.Sarath |
Area | |
• Total | 2,478.61 km2 (957.00 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,492,073 |
• Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
• Urban | 258,361 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 66.34% |
• Sex ratio | 925 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | https://deoghar.nic.in/ |
Deoghar district (pronounced, Devo ka ghar) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Deoghar, the central city of the district, is also its administrative headquarters. This district is known for the Baidyanath Jyotirlinga shrine and is a part of the Santhal Pargana division. Deoghar is a Hindi word meaning abode (‘ghar’) of the Gods and Goddesses (‘dev’). Deoghar is also known as “Baidyanath Dham,” and “Baba Dham,”.
The district was formed on 1 June 1981 by separating it from the former Santhal Pargana district.
The Deoghar district is located in western portion of Santhal Parganas. It shares its boundary with Banka and Jamui districts in the north, Dumka in the east, Jamtara in the south, and Giridih in the west. The district extends from 24.0.03' N to 23.0.38' N and from 86.0.28' E to 87.0.04' E; it has an area of 2481 km2. It had a population of 1,491,879 people according to the 2011 Census of India.[ citation needed ]
The district contains several clusters of rocky hills covered by forest with a series of long ridges with intervening depressions. Most of the rolling highlands are cultivated by highland crops. The average elevation of the district is 247 m above mean sea level. There are some hill ranges like Phuljari (750 m), Teror (670 m), and Degaria (575 m). The general slope of the district descends to the southeast. Geologically, the district is mainly covered by Chhota Nagpur granite gneiss of Archean age with patches of alluvium, sandstone, and shale of Gondwana formations. Important rivers flowing in the district include the Ajay and the Paltro. These rivers gather a large number of tributaries that form the landscape full of Tanrs and Dons.
Madhupur, Chitra, Sarsa Kushmaha, Majhiyana, Tharidulampur, Jamua, Charakmara, Palojori, Devipur, Sarwan, Sarath, Karon, Mohanpur, Rohni, Babangaua, Ghorlash, Jasidih, Koridih, Raihdih, Gidhaiya, Kalyanpur, Jitjori, Bhojpur, Sirsa, Mahapur, Bandajori, Manigarhi, Balidih, Sonaraithari, Dondiya, Sadhariya, Nawadih, Sabaijore, Goremara
The district experiences hot summers which usually last from March to May. Heavy monsoon rains occur from June to September. Winters are cool, dry and generally last from October to February. The average annual rainfall is 1239 mm, mean summer maximum temperature is 43 °C, and the mean winter minimum temperature is 8 °C.
It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [2]
No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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13 | Madhupur | Haji Hussain Ansari | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | UPA | Died | ||
Hafizul Hasan | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | UPA | Cabinet Minister (Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports , Youth Affairs Minority and backward Welfare. (Minority affairs) | ||||
14 | Sarath | Randhir Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |||
15 | Deoghar | Narayan Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA |
The district is composed of two subdivisions: Deoghar and Madhupur.
The district comprises ten blocks: Deoghar, Karon, Madhupur, Mohanpur, Palojori, Sarath, Devipur, Margomunda, Sarwan, and Sonaraithari.
There are 3 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Madhupur, Sarath, and Deoghar. Madhupur and Deoghar are part of the Godda Lok Sabha constituency, while Sarath is part of Dumka Lok Sabha constituency.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 328,582 | — |
1911 | 341,867 | +0.40% |
1921 | 326,618 | −0.46% |
1931 | 373,326 | +1.35% |
1941 | 406,874 | +0.86% |
1951 | 422,824 | +0.39% |
1961 | 482,704 | +1.33% |
1971 | 584,632 | +1.93% |
1981 | 708,828 | +1.94% |
1991 | 933,113 | +2.79% |
2001 | 1,165,390 | +2.25% |
2011 | 1,492,073 | +2.50% |
source: [3] |
According to the 2011 census, Deoghar district has a population of 1,492,073 [5] (roughly equal to the nation of Gabon [6] or the US state of Hawaii), [7] which ranks it the 337th most populated district in India (out of a total of 640). [5] The district has a population density of 602 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,560/sq mi) . [5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 28.02%. [5] Deoghar has a sex ratio of 921 females to 1000 males [5] and a literacy rate of 66.34%. 17.32% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.74% and 12.13% of the population respectively. [5]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 65.39% of the population in the district spoke Khortha, 13.92% Hindi, 9.83% Santali, 6.71% Urdu, and 2.19% Bengali as their first language. [8]
Deoghar city is usually referred to as the cultural capital of Jharkhand. [9] The official languages of the city of Deoghar are Hindi, Khortha, Bengali and Bhojpuri while other native languages like Angika and Santhali are also spoken.
The holy city is home to the various prominent tourists attraction such as :
The importance of Baba Baidyanath Dham increases during the month of Shrawan. During this period, many devotees crowd gathered here for worship to Baba Baidyanath. Most of the tourists and devotees first visit Sultanganj, which is 108 km from Deoghar [23]
In Sultanganj, the Ganges flows to the north. Devotees collect water from the river in their kanwars and walk 109 km up to Baba Baidyanath temple at Babadham, reciting Bol Bam on the way. On reaching Babadham, the kanwarias first take a dip in the Shivaganga to purify themselves and then enter the Baba Baidyanath temple, where the Ganges water is offered to the Jyotirlingam. This pilgrimage continues during the whole of Shravan for 30 days, from July–August. This is the longest religious fair in the world. [10] The sight on the way from Sultanganj to Babadham is of a 109 km long human chain of saffron-clad pilgrims. It is estimated that during Shravan around 5.0 to 5.5 million pilgrims visit Baba Baidyanath Dham.
Deoghar College in Deoghar city was founded in 1951. It is one of the constituent colleges of Sido Kanhu Murmu University at Dumka.[ citation needed ]
Other colleges include AS College and RD Bajla Mahila College.
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar is a residential school founded in 1922 and is known for its quality education in the secondary and higher secondary section. [24] The school is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE), New Delhi and it is managed by Rama Krishna Mission, Belur, in Kolkata. It has a residential secondary and senior secondary school, a well-equipped charitable medical unit with modern diagnostic facilities, a centre for academic coachings to school-going children for their overall growth and career building.
Birla Institute of Technology, Deoghar is an educational institute offering undergraduate courses located in Deoghar, Jharkhand, India since 2007. It is an extension center of BIT, Mesra, Ranchi from 2007 It admits students through the JEE (Mains) entrance examination and counseling. Recently a new school Takshashila Vidyapith, Deoghar, has also been built with the latest facilities in the year 2010. [25] There are two branches of the G.D. D.A.V. Public School: the G.D D.A.V. Public School Bhandarcola in the city suburbs, and G.D. D.A.V. Public School Castair's Town in the town center, near Tower Chowk.
A branch of All India Institute of Medical Science opened in 2019 at the extension in Deoghar district. It has been inducting MBBS students through NEET exams since 2019. It admitted 50 students in the first batch and increased it to 62 in the year 2021.
Deoghar is a major city in Jharkhand, India. It is a holy sacred place of Hinduism. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas sites of Hinduism. The sacred temples of the city make this a place for pilgrimage and tourists. The city is administrative headquarter of Deoghar District at Santhal Parganas division of Jharkhand.
Dumka, the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Birbhum district after the Santal Hool of 1855. Dumka was carved out of the southern part of Bihar along with 18 other Districts on 15 November 2000 to form Jharkhand as 28th State of India. Dumka is a peaceful and green city and also sub-capital of Jharkhand. The nearest important cities are Rampurhat and Deoghar.
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, shrines which are said to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The temple is situated on the side of the holy river Shipra. The presiding deity, Shiva in the lingam form is believed to be Swayambhu, deriving currents of power (Shakti) from within itself as against the other images and lingams that are ritually established and invested with mantra-shakti.
Basukinath is a town and notified area in the Dumka, Jharkhand, India.
Madhupur is a town with a municipality in Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a subdivisional town, famous for the production of sweets and widely considered a popular health resort for tourists as the water and overall climate is said to cure many stomach and digestion ailments.
The Vaidyanatha temple, also called Baba Vaidyanath dham or Vaidyanath dham, is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most revered places of lord Shiva. It is located in Deoghar in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is a temple complex consisting of the main temple of Baba Baidyanath, where the Jyotirlinga is installed, and 21 other temples.
Yātrā, in Indian-origin religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, generally means a pilgrimage to holy places such as confluences of sacred rivers, sacred mountains, places associated with Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and other sacred pilgrimage sites. Visiting a sacred place is believed by the pilgrim to purify the self and bring one closer to the divine. The journey itself is as important as the destination, and the hardships of travel serve as an act of devotion in themselves.
Nageshwara Jyotirlinga is one of the twelve Jyotirlings, which are temples devoted to Shiva. The Nageshwara Jyotirling is located in Dwarka, Gujarat. Some individuals believe that the Jageshwara Shivalinga in Uttarakhand represents Nageshwara Jyotirlinga.
Trikut Pahar is a Hindu pilgrimage situated around 15 km away from the town of Deoghar, on the way to Dumka at Trikut Basdiha in Mohanpur Block of Deoghar District in Jharkhand state, India. There are three main peaks on the hill. The height of this hill is 2470 feet. A rope way is a tourist attraction and can be used to reach the top of the hill. Other than the ropeway, tourists can also use the stairs to reach the top. The hill is covered with clouds in rainy seasons and waterfalls and small streams are visible from July–September. There are views from the top of the mountain and solar panels situated in Tapovan are also visible. Trikut is a tourist spot in Jharkhand state.
The Kānvar Yātrā is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias(कावड़िया) or "Bhole" (भोले), to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy waters of Ganges River. Millions of pilgrims fetch sacred water from river Ganga and carry on their shoulders for hundreds of miles to offer it in their local Śiva shrines, or specific temples such as Pura Mahadeva and Augharnath temple in Meerut, and Kashi Vishwanath, Baidyanath, and Deoghar in Jharkhand.
Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line is a single 5 ft 6 in broad gauge track from Jasidih in Deoghar District in Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand state to Rampurhat in Birbhum District of West Bengal state. The line connects the cultural capital of Jharkhand Deoghar to the subcapital of Jharkhand, Dumka. The Jasidih–Dumka section falls under Asansol Division of Eastern Railway and Dumka–Rampurhat section under Howrah Division of Eastern Railway.
Harihar Dham temple, commonly known as Harihar Dham located in Bagodar, Giridih, of Indian state of Jharkhand has the distinction of having Shivalinga.
The Bhimeswar Dwadas Jyotirlinga Dham, one of the Jyotirlingas, is located at Dakini hill near Pamohi in Guwahati. It is situated at the hill just besides the Deepor Beel. It is believed that Lord Shiva had incarnated here to destroy a demon called Bhimasura and protect his devotees.
Jarmundi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India.
Baidyanathdham railway station is a railway station in Deoghar district, Jharkhand. The station serves the Baidyanathdham area of Deoghar city. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered, and it lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.
Karneshwar Dham, also known as Karneshwar Shiv Mandir is one of the ancient temples in Karon, the most sacred abodes of Shiva named after Karna, the chief protagonist of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Karneshwar is located in Karon in the Deoghar district of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is a temple complex consisting of the main temple of Baba Karneshwar, where the Shivalinga is installed, and 27 other temples.
Shri Vaidyanatha Temple is an ancient Shiva temple located at Parli Vaijnath in Beed district of Maharashtra, India. It one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. It is assumed that the temple is about 3000 years old.
Jarmundi is a village in the Jarmundi CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Deoghar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Deoghar district in the Santhal Pargana division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Madhupur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Deoghar district in the Santhal Pargana division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Gabon 1,576,665
Hawaii 1,360,301