Jamtara block

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

Jamtara
Community development block
Jamtara
Location in Jharkhand, India
Jamtara
Jamtara (India)
Coordinates: 23°57′48″N 86°48′5″E
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictJamtara
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total132,600
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates74,330 (66.30%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
815351 (Jamtara)
Telephone/STD code06433
Vehicle registrationJH-21
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJamtara, Sarath
Websitejamtara.nic.in
CD Block

Geography

Jamtara is located at 23°57′48″N 86°48′5″E.[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 of 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 of 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]

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

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. "Jamtara district of Jharkhand". Blocks and Panchayats. Jamtara district administration. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. "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 Commissioner, 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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