Jarmundi, Dumka

This article is about the village in Jharkhand, India. For its namesake community development block, see Jarmundi.

Jarmundi
Village
Jarmundi village photos
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Coordinates: 24°23′55″N87°02′47″E / 24.398564°N 87.046389°E / 24.398564; 87.046389
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Languages (*For language details see Jarmundi#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	814141
Telephone/ STD code	06431
Lok Sabha constituency	Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jarmundi
Website	dumka.nic.in

Jarmundi is a village in the Jarmundi CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

15km
10miles

B

I

H

A

R

W

E

S

T

B

E

N

G

A

L

Mayurakshi River

Ajay River

Barakar River

Massanjore
Dam

D

Rasikpur

CT

Purana
Dumka

CT

Dudhani

CT

Karmatanr

CT

Mihijam

M

Jamtara

M

Basukinath

M

Dumka

M

Madhupur

M

Jasidih

M

Deoghar

M

Narayanpur

R

Nala

R

Kundahit

R

Fatehpur

R

Bindapathar

R

Basudih

R

Bagdahari

R

Tongra

R

Taljhari

R

Shikaripara

R

Saraiyahat

R

Ranishwar

R

Ramgarh

R

Masalia

R

Maluti

R

Kathikund

R

Jarmundi

R

Jama

R

Hansdiha

R

Gopikandar

R

Sarwan

R

Sarath

R

Palojori

R

Mohanpur

R

Margomunda

R

Karon

R

Devipur

R

Sonaraithari

R

Chitra

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Jarmundi is located at 24°23′55″N87°02′47″E / 24.3987°N 87.046389°E / 24.3987; 87.046389 .

In the map of Jarmundi CD block in the District Census Handbook, Dumka, Jarmundi is shown as being part of Basukinath Nagar Palika. ^[1]

Overview

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Jarmundi. ^[3]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Jarmundi CD block is at Jarmundi village. ^[4]

Transport

Basukinath railway station is on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line. ^[5]

Education

Baba Basukinath Parwati Inter College, at Basukinath, is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2000. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII. ^[6]

St. Joseph's School Jarmundi is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. ^[7]

Model School Jarmundi is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[8]

Culture

Hindus in large numbers gather at Basukuinath temple to worship Lord Shiva. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 73, Map of Jarmundi CD block. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Dumka on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
5. "Rampurhat-Jasidih Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
6. "Baba Basukinath Parwati Inter College, Jarmundi". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
7. "St. Joseph's School Jarmundi". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
8. "Model School Jarmundi". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
9. "Tourist places of Dumka". Baba Basukinath Dham. District administration. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
10. "Baba Basukinath Dham". Basukinath Dham. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.