Taljhari is a village in the Jarmundi CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Taljhari
Village
Taljhari is located in Jharkhand
Taljhari
Taljhari
Location in Jharkhand, India
Taljhari is located in India
Taljhari
Taljhari
Taljhari (India)
Coordinates: 24°25′26″N 86°55′03″E / 24.423944°N 86.917389°E / 24.423944; 86.917389
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
342
Languages (*For language details see Jarmundi#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814120
Telephone/ STD code06431
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJarmundi
Websitedumka.nic.in

Geography

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Mayurakshi River
Ajay River
Barakar River
Massanjore
Dam
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Rasikpur
CT
Purana
Dumka
CT
Dudhani
CT
Karmatanr
CT
Mihijam
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Jamtara
M
Basukinath
M
Dumka
M
Madhupur
M
Jasidih
M
Deoghar
M
Narayanpur
R
Nala
R
Kundahit
R
Fatehpur
R
Bindapathar
R
Basudih
R
Bagdahari
R
Tongra
R
Taljhari
R
Shikaripara
R
Saraiyahat
R
Ranishwar
R
Ramgarh
R
Masalia
R
Maluti
R
Kathikund
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Jarmundi
R
Jama
R
Hansdiha
R
Gopikandar
R
Sarwan
R
Sarath
R
Palojori
R
Mohanpur
R
Margomunda
R
Karon
R
Devipur
R
Sonaraithari
R
Chitra
R
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

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Taljhari is located at 24°25′26″N 86°58′17″E / 24.423944°N 86.971389°E / 24.423944; 86.971389.

Area

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Taljhari has an area of 79.61 hectares (196.7 acres).[1]

Overview

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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.[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.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Taljhari had a total population of 342, of which 188 (55%) were males and 154 (45%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 38. The total number of literate persons in Taljhari was 304 (70.72% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Civic administration

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Police station

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There is a police station at Taljhari.[3]

Transport

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Ghormara railway station, on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line, is located nearby.[4]

Education

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Government High School Taljhari is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1911. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Rampurhat-Jasidih Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Government HS Taljhari". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Education | District Dumka, Government of Jharkhand | India". Retrieved 28 November 2023.