Jamtara, Giridih

For other uses, see Jamtara (disambiguation).

Jamtara
Census Town
Jamtara Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Jamtara Jamtara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°59′44″N86°00′53″E / 23.99542°N 86.014623°E / 23.99542; 86.014623 Coordinates: 23°59′44″N86°00′53″E / 23.99542°N 86.014623°E / 23.99542; 86.014623
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Area
• Total	4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,255
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Dumri, Giridih (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825106
Telephone/ STD code	06557
Lok Sabha constituency	Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dumri
Website	giridih.nic.in

Jamtara is a census town in the Dumri CD block in the Dumri subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Jamtara is located at 23°59′44″N86°00′53″E / 23.99542°N 86.014623°E / 23.99542; 86.014623 .

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. ^{[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, Jamtara had a total population of 6,255, of which 3,249 (52%) were males and 3,006 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 949. The total number of literate persons in Jamtara was 3,906 (73.61% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Giridih, Jamtara covered an area of 4.54 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 48 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 879 domestic electric connections, 15 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. It had 9 non-formal education centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, reading room. Two important commodities it produced were bamboo baskets, muri. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 cooperative bank. ^[5]

References

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
3. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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 8 December 2020.
5. "District Census Handbook Giridih, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 1309-1317. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 December 2020.