Jama, Dumka

Jama is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 16 km from Dumka, the district headquarters.

Jama
Community development block
Jama
Location in Jharkhand, India
Jama
Jama (India)
Coordinates: 24°22′6″N 87°15′52″E
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total137,963
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates71,132 (61.88%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814141 (Jarmundi)
Telephone/STD code06431
Vehicle registrationJH 04
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJama
Websitedumka.nic.in
CD Block

Geography

Jama, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°22′6″N 87°15′52″E.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Jama CD Block had a total population of 137,963, all of which were rural. There were 69,621 (50 %) males and 68,342 (50 %) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 7,069 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 68,021. Population below 6 years was 23,015.[1]

Jama is a village with a population of 843 as per 2011 census.[1]

Literacy

As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in Jama CD Block was 71,132 (61.88 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 44,239 (62 %) were males and 26,893 (38 %) were females.[1]

As per the 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.[2]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [3]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[4]

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Transport

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 Jama.[5][6]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "New rail line for Dumka, Santhal Pargana linked to Bengal, waits for train to Bihar". The Telegraph, 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. "Dumka-Rampuhat train service flagged off". The Times of India, 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.


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