Jamtara district
District of Jharkhand, India
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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 | |
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 Jamtara railway station  Field in Jamtara district | |
 Interactive map of Jamtara district | |
| Coordinates (Jamtara): 23°57′36″N 86°48′00″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Jharkhand |
| Division | Santal Pargana |
| Headquarters | Jamtara |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Dumka (shared with Dumka district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 2 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,801.98 km2 (695.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 791,042 |
| • Density | 438.985/km2 (1,136.97/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 64.59% |
| • Sex ratio | 959 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | jamtara |
Administration
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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]
Economy
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]
Politics
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 | Jamtara | 8 | Nala | Rabindra Nath Mahato | Speaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jamtara | Irfan Ansari | INC | Cabinet minister | |||||||||