Jamtara is a city and a notified area in Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the district headquarters. Jamtara is a district of Jharkhand State and people here speak Hindi,Santali and Bengali languages.
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.
Tourism
With rivers, cliffs and jungles, Jamtara is used by adventure tourists.
A number of hotels and small guesthouses have come up that serve a variety of cuisines.
Parwat Vihar Park is located 5 km from Jamtara Railway Station. It is situated in the Northern Side of Jamtara.
karamdaha temple of Dukhia Mahadev is situated 44 km from Jamtara railway station. A fair is held at this place every year from 14 January to 27 January.
Education
Educational institutions in Jamtara District Headquarters include:
Secondary: JBC+2 High School, Girls High School, SDDAV Public School+2, St Joseph School, Edwards English School, Jamtara
Higher Secondary:Kendriya vidyalaya, Navodaya vidyalaya, Jamtara college, Women's college
Graduation: Jamtara College, Jamtara Mahila College.
Technical educational: Women's ITI & Government ITI institute
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Jamtara had a population of 29,415. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Jamtara had an average literacy rate of 63.73%, lower than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy was 76.85%, and female literacy was 50.08%. In Jamtara, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Climate
Summer season - March to May
Rainy season - June to September
Winter season - October to February
Min temperature - 2 °C in Winter
Max temperature - 45 °C in Summer
Height above sea level - 175 m (574 ft)
Wind direction - south west to north east
Administration
Blocks/Mandals
Jamtara district consists of 06 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks inJamtara district:
Narayanpur
Karmatanr
Jamtara
Fatehpur
Nala
Kundhit.
Divisions
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.
Geography
Jamtara is located at 23.95°N 86.8°E. It has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet).
It is located 250 km from Ranchi, the state capital. It has an area of 1801 km². Distance from other major cities like from Howrah is 260 km and from Patna is 290 km.
It came into existence on 26 April 2001. The small district of Jharkhand state consists of only four blocks. It was created by carving out four blocks from Dumka District.
It is a place where there are many Song Producer (DJ) are found.
Other towns in this district are Karmatar, Nala, Kundahit, Narayanpur, Fatehpur and Mihijam. The Ajay River passes through the district and forest areas cover the district.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamtara
