Jama, Dumka (village)

Village in Jharkhand, India

Jama

Village

Jama

Location in Jharkhand, India

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Jama

Jama (India)

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Coordinates: 24°22′06″N 87°15′52″E﻿ / ﻿24.368333°N 87.264444°E﻿ / 24.368333; 87.264444
Country|  India
State| Jharkhand
District| Dumka
Population

(2011)

• Total| 843
Languages (*For language details see Jama, Dumka#Language and religion)

• Official| Hindi, Urdu
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

814110

Telephone/ STD code| 06431
Lok Sabha constituency| Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency| Jama
Website| dumka.nic.in

Jama is a village in the Jama community development block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Geography

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15km
10miles

Mayurakshi River

Ajay River

Barakar River

Massanjore
Dam

Rasikpur

Purana
Dumka

Dudhani

Karmatanr

Mihijam

Jamtara

Basukinath

Dumka

Madhupur

Jasidih

Deoghar

Narayanpur

Nala

Kundahit

Fatehpur

Bindapathar

Basudih

Bagdahari

Tongra

Taljhari

Shikaripara

Saraiyahat

Ranishwar

Ramgarh

Masalia

Maluti

Kathikund

Jarmundi

Jama

Hansdiha

Gopikandar

Sarwan

Sarath

Palojori

Mohanpur

Margomunda

Karon

Devipur

Sonaraithari

Chitra

Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

### Location

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Jama is located at 24°22′06″N 87°15′52″E﻿ / ﻿24.368333°N 87.264444°E﻿ / 24.368333; 87.264444.

### Overview

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The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[1]

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### Area

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Jama has an area of 161 hectares (400 acres).[2]

## Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Jama had a total population of 843, of which 413 (49%) were males and 430 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 143. The total number of literate persons in Jama was 700 (67.00% of the population over 6 years).[2]

## Civic administration

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### Police station

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There is a police station at Jama.[3]

### CD block HQ

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Headquarters of Jama, Dumka CD block is at Jama village.[4]

## Education

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Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Jama, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[5]

Government High School Jama at Jarpura is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1969. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
3. ^ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Dumka on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
5. ^ "KGBV Jama". Schools.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
6. ^ "High School Jama". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

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Cities, municipal
and census towns|

| Deoghar district|

* Deoghar
* Jasidih
* Madhupur

|

Dumka district|

* Basukinath
* Dudhani
* Dumka
* Purana Dumka
* Rasikpur

Godda district|

* Godda
* Mahagama
* Sarauni

Jamtara district|

* Jamtara
* Karmatanr
* Mihijam

Pakur district|

* Kumarpur
* Pakur
* Raghunandanpur
* Sagarmpur

Sahebganj district|

* Barharwa
* Berhait Bazar
* Berhait Santali
* Borio
* Patra
* Rajmahal
* Sahebganj
* Tin Pahar

Divisions of Jharkhand

Locations
other than cities and towns|

| Deoghar district|

* Chitra
* Devipur
* Karon
* Margomunda
* Mohanpur
* Palojori
* Sarath
* Sarwan
* Sonaraithari

|

Dumka district|

* Gopikanadar
* Hansdiha
* Jama
* Jarmundi
* Kathikund
* Maluti
* Masalia
* Ramgarh
* Ranishwar
* Saraiyahat
* Shikaripara
* Taljhari
* Tongra

Godda district|

* Bara Boarijore
* Basantrai
* Belbadda
* Dewdanr
* Dhamri
* Hanwara
* Lalmatia
* Lalmatia Colliery
* Mehrma
* Motia
* Parsa
* Pathargama
* Poraiyahat
* Rajabhita
* Sunderpahari

Jamtara district|

* Bagdahari
* Basudih
* Bindapathar
* Fatehpur
* Kundahit
* Nala
* Narayanpur

Pakur district|

* Amrapara
* Hiranpur
* Litipara
* Maheshpur
* Pakuria
* Panchuara

Sahebganj district|

* Bhognadih
* Kotalpokhar
* Mandro Damin Bazar
* Mirzachauki
* Moti Jharna
* Pathna
* Radhanagar
* Ranga
* Sakrigali
* Teliagarhi
* Taljhari
* Udhwa

Related topics|

* Santhal Pargana Division topics

Cities and towns
in other Divisions|

* North Chotanagpur
* Kolhan
* Palamu
* South Chotanagpur

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