Jainagar, Koderma

For other uses, see Jainagar (disambiguation).

Jainagar
Village
Jainagar Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Jainagar Jainagar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°22′33″N85°38′37″E / 24.375833°N 85.643611°E / 24.375833; 85.643611
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Koderma
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,389
Languages (*For language details see Jainagar (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825109
Telephone/ STD code	06543
Vehicle registration	JH 12
Lok Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Barkatha
Website	koderma.nic.in

Jainagar is a village and gram panchayat in the Jainagar CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

8km
5miles

B

I

H

A

R

Sakri River

Barakar River

Koderma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

T

Koderma Thermal Power Station

P

Tilaiya
Dam

D

Karma

CT

Bekobar

CT

Domchanch

CT

Jhumri Telaiya

M

Kodarma

M

Urwan

R

Tilaiya

R

Satgawan

R

Nawalsahi

R

Nawadih

R

Markacho

R

Jainagar

R

Dhab

R

Chandwara

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, D: dam, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Jainagar is located at 24°22′33″N85°38′37″E / 24.375833°N 85.643611°E / 24.375833; 85.643611 .

Overview

Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation, at Tilaiya, was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jainagar had a total population of 8,389, of which 4,359 (52%) were males and 4,030 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,416. The total number of literate persons in Jainagar was 5,557 (79.69% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Civic administration

Police station

Jainagar police station serves Jainagar CD block. ^[5]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Jainagar CD block is at Jainagar village. ^[6]

Transport

There is a nearby station at Hirodih on the Asansol-Gaya section, a part of the Grand Chord, Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line. ^[7]

References

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 18. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
3. "Damodar Valley Corporation". Dams and Barrages. DVC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
5. "District Police Profile - Koderma". Contact Numbers. Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
6. "District Census Handbook, Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Kodarma on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
7. "53521 => 63553 Asansol-Varanasi MEMU". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2020.