Jama, Dumka (village)

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.

Jama
Village
Jama
Location in Jharkhand, India
Jama
Jama (India)
Coordinates: 24.368333°N 87.264444°E / 24.368333; 87.264444
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Population
 (2011)
 • Total843
Languages (*For language details see Jama, Dumka#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814110
Telephone/ STD code06431
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJama
Websitedumka.nic.in

Geography
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

Jama is located at 24.368333°N 87.264444°E / 24.368333; 87.264444.

Overview

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]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Area

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

Demographics

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

Police station

There is a police station at Jama.[3]

CD block HQ

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

Education

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
  1. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. "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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