Purana Dumka
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Purana Dumka
Purani Dumka | |
|---|---|
  Purana Dumka Location in Jharkhand, India  Purana Dumka Purana Dumka (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°15′23″N 87°14′14″E / 24.256367°N 87.237278°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,034 |
| • Density | 8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Languages (*For language details see Dumka (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Santali Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814110 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06434 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dumka |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dumka |
| Website | dumka |
Purana Dumka (also spelled as Purani Dumka) is a census town in Dumka CD block in Dumka subdivision of Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Location
9.9miles
Dam
Dumka
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
Purana Dumka is located at 24°15′23″N 87°14′14″E / 24.256367°N 87.237278°E.
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
Purana Dumka has an area of 1.15 km2.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Purana Dumka had a total population of 10,034, of which 5,343 (53%) were males and 4,691 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,387. The total number of literate persons in Purana Dumka was 8,647 (83.17% of the population over 6 years).[2]
