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Jamtara district | |
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Coordinates (Jamtara): 23°57′36″N 86°48′00″E / 23.96000°N 86.80000°E | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
Division | Santal Pargana |
Headquarters | Jamtara |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Dumka (shared with Dumka district) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,801.98 km2 (695.75 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 791,042 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 64.59% |
• Sex ratio | 959 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 ( IST) |
Website |
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Jamtara district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Jamtara town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is situated between 23°10′ and 24°05′ north latitudes and 86°30′ and 87°15′ east longitudes.
Jamtara district consists of 06 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in Jamtara district:
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1901 | 225,405 | — |
1911 | 234,519 | +4.0% |
1921 | 224,059 | −4.5% |
1931 | 256,100 | +14.3% |
1941 | 279,114 | +9.0% |
1951 | 290,056 | +3.9% |
1961 | 324,745 | +12.0% |
1971 | 377,711 | +16.3% |
1981 | 435,284 | +15.2% |
1991 | 544,874 | +25.2% |
2001 | 653,081 | +19.9% |
2011 | 791,042 | +21.1% |
Source: Census of India [1] |
According to the 2011 census Jamtara district has a population of 791,042, [3] roughly equal to the nation of Comoros [4] or the US state of South Dakota. [5] This gives it a ranking of 486th in India (out of a total of 640). [3] The district has a population density of 439 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,140/sq mi). [3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21%. [3] Jamtara has a sex ratio of 959 females for every 1000 males, [3] and a literacy rate of 64.59%. 9.58% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 9.21% and 30.40% of the population respectively. [3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 30.18% of the population spoke Bengali, 29.10% Santali, 27.93% Khortha, 5.92% Hindi, 3.61% Urdu and 1.25% Magahi as their first language. [6]
In 2006 the Indian government named Jamtara one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [7] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [7]
There are three Vidhan Sabha constituencies in the district: Nala, Jamtara and Sarath (shared with Deoghar district). All three constituencies are part of Dumka Lok Sabha constituency.
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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Jamtara | 8 | Nala | Rabindra Nath Mahato | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) | Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | ||
9 | Jamtara | Irfan Ansari | Indian National Congress | Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) |
Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est.
South Dakota 814,180