Jamuria | |
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Neighbourhood in Asansol | |
Coordinates: 23°42′N87°05′E / 23.7°N 87.08°E Coordinates: 23°42′N87°05′E / 23.7°N 87.08°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Paschim Bardhaman |
City | Asansol |
Municipal Corporation | Asansol Municipal Corporation |
AMC wards | Ward Nos. 1 to 12 & 32 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Asansol Municipal Corporation |
Elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
Languages* | |
• Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jamuria |
Website | paschimbardhaman |
Jamuria is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation [1]
Jamuria is located at 23°42′N87°05′E / 23.7°N 87.08°E . It has an average elevation of 111 metres (364 feet).
In recent times various small and medium industries have been set up in and around the town which mainly includes small iron and cement industries.
Singaran, a small stream about 35 km long has its origin near Ikra in the Jamuria area, flows past Topsi and Andal and joins the Damodar near Waria. [2]
Gram panchayats under Jamuria Panchayat Samiti are: Churulia, Madantore, Hijolgora, Chinchuria, Shyamla, Bahadurpur, Dobrana, Kenda, Parasia and Topsi. [3]
As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. [4] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).
According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation. [5]
Jamuria police station has jurisdiction over Jamuria CD Block and parts of Asansol Municipal Corporation. The area covered is 96 km2 and the population covered is 310,000. [6] [7]
As per the 2011 Census of India Jamuria municipal area plus outgrowth had a total population of 149,220, of which 77,379 (52%) were males and 71,841 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 19,526. The total number of literates in Jamuria was 92,930 (86.91% of the population over 6 years). [8]
*For language details see Jamuria (community development block)#Language and religion
As of 2001 [update] India census, [9] Jamuria had a population of 129,456. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jamuria has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 47%. In Jamuria, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
It is in the heart of the coal mining zone. [10] With plenty of coal seams near the surface, illegal mining has been a long-standing problem in the area. [11] In recent times, various small industries have mushroomed which have provided employment to local unskilled people. There are four notable banks operating in the area with Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Bank of India and HDFC Bank catering to most of the local people.
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There is a rail track: Andal-Sonachara-Tapasi-Ikra-Jamuria-Barabani-Chinchuria-Sitarampur, [12]
The only other public transport are the buses that runs in Jamuria-Raniganj route, Jamuria-Asansol route and the Jamuria-Haripur route.
There is also a regular bus service to Kolkata, capital city of West Bengal every morning and return bus from Kolkata in the evening.
Jamuria has forty-nine primary, one upper primary, nine secondary and three higher secondary schools. [13]
Asansol is a (Tier-II) metropolitan city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and second most populated city of West Bengal and the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Bardhaman district. According to a 2010 report released by the International Institute for Environment and Development, a UK-based policy research non-governmental body, Asansol was ranked 11th among Indian cities and 42nd in the world in its list of 100 fastest-growing cities. Asansol is classed as a Y-category city for calculation of HRA for public servants, is rate 16%, making it a Tier-II city.
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Jamuria is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Asansol subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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