Jamtara block

Jamtara
Community development block
Jamtara

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 23°57′48″N 86°48′5″E / 23.96333°N 86.80139°E / 23.96333; 86.80139Coordinates: 23°57′48″N 86°48′5″E / 23.96333°N 86.80139°E / 23.96333; 86.80139
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Elevation 201 m (659 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 132,600
Languages
  Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
  Total literates 74,330 (66.30%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 815351 (Jamtara)
Telephone/STD code 06433
Vehicle registration JH 21
Lok Sabha constituency Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jamtara, Sarath
Website jamtara.nic.in
CD Block

Jamtara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jamtara district, Jharkhand state, India.

Geography

Jamtara is located at 23°57′48″N 86°48′5″E / 23.96333°N 86.80139°E / 23.96333; 86.80139.[1]

Jamtara CD Block has 22 panchayats and 150 villages.[2]

Panchayats of Jamtara CD Block are: Barjora, Bewa, Chalna, Chandradipa, Chengaidih, Duladih, Gopalpur, Jiajori, Kushbhedia, Ladhna, Menjhiya, Pnjaniya, Piyalsola, Ranidih, Shahardal, Shaharpura, Siulibari, Sonbad, Sukhjora, Supaidih and Udalbani.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Jamtara CD Block had a total population of 132,600, all of which were rural. There were 67,389 (51 %) males and 65,211 (49 %) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 9,182 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 60,008. Population below 6 years was 20,497.[3]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Jamtara CD Block was 74,330 (66.30 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 45,003 (61 %) were males and 29,327 (39 %) were females.[3]

As per 2011 census Primary Census Abstract Tables Jamtara district had a population of above 6 years of 660,049 and the total number of literates in the district were 426,312 (64.59 % of the population over 6 years). [4] According to District Census 2011, literacy in Jamtara district was 64.59.[5]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [6]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[7]

Transportation

The Ranigunj-Kiul section of the Howrah-Delhi main line was in position in 1871. It provided rail link for Jamtara.[8]

References

  1. "Jamtara". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Jamtara district of Jharkhand". Blocks and Panchayats. Jamtara district administration. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Jharkhand – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "District Census 2011". District Census Details, Sr. No. 486, lot no. 49. Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Comissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  7. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. "IR History: Early days II". Chronology of Railways in India, Part 2, 1870-1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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