Jarmundi

Jarmundi
Community development block
Jarmundi

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°23′31″N 87°3′23″E / 24.39194°N 87.05639°E / 24.39194; 87.05639Coordinates: 24°23′31″N 87°3′23″E / 24.39194°N 87.05639°E / 24.39194; 87.05639
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Elevation 145 m (476 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 168,163
Languages
  Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
  Total literates 80,283 (58.06%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 814141 (Jarmundi)
Telephone/STD code 06431
Vehicle registration JH 04
Lok Sabha constituency Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jarmundi
Website dumka.nic.in
CD Block

Jarmundi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 27 km from Dumka, the district headquarters.

Geography

Jarmundi, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°23′31″N 87°3′23″E / 24.39194°N 87.05639°E / 24.39194; 87.05639.[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Jarmundi CD Block had a total population of 168,163, all of which were rural. There were 84,341 (50 %) males and 82,822 (50 %) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 11,688 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 44,796. Population below 6 years was 29,973.[2]

Hindi and Santali are languages spoken in the region.[3]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Jarmundi CD Block was 80,233 (58.06 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 50,701 (63 %) were males and 29,528 (37 %) were females.[2]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.[4]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [5]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[6]

Transportation

The Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat railway line is fully operational from June 2015. The Jasidih-Dumka sector was operational from 2011. There is a railway station at Basukinath.[7][8]

Culture

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

References

  1. "Jarmundi". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. "Jarmundi block". onefivenine. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Comissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  7. "New rail line for Dumka, Santhal Pargana linked to Bengal, waits for train to Bihar". The Telegraph, 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. "Dumka-Rampuhat train service flagged off". The Times of India, 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  9. "Tourist places of Dumka". Baba Basukinath Dham. District administration. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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