Jarmundi is a village in the Jarmundi CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Jarmundi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Jarmundi Location in Jharkhand, India  Jarmundi Jarmundi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°23′55″N 87°02′47″E / 24.398564°N 87.046389°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Languages (*For language details see Jarmundi#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814141 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06431 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jarmundi |
| Website | dumka |
Geography
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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
Location
editJarmundi is located at 24°23′55″N 87°02′47″E / 24.3987°N 87.046389°E.
In the map of Jarmundi CD block in the District Census Handbook, Dumka, Jarmundi is shown as being part of Basukinath Nagar Palika.[1]
Overview
editThe 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.[2]
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.
Civic administration
editPolice station
editThere is a police station at Jarmundi.[3]
CD block HQ
editHeadquarters of Jarmundi CD block is at Jarmundi village.[4]
Transport
editBasukinath railway station is on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line.[5]
Education
editBaba Basukinath Parwati Inter College, at Basukinath, is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2000. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.[6]
St. Joseph's School Jarmundi is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.[7]
Model School Jarmundi is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[8]
Culture
editHindus in large numbers gather at Basukuinath temple to worship Lord Shiva.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 73, Map of Jarmundi CD block. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Dumka on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Rampurhat-Jasidih Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Baba Basukinath Parwati Inter College, Jarmundi". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "St. Joseph's School Jarmundi". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Model School Jarmundi". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Tourist places of Dumka". Baba Basukinath Dham. District administration. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Baba Basukinath Dham". Basukinath Dham. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.