Jamtara district

Jamtara district
Jamtara district
District of Jharkhand
	Field in Jamtara district
	Location of Jamtara district in Jharkhand
	Coordinates (Jamtara): 23°57′36″N 86°48′00″E / 23.96000°N 86.80000°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Division	Santal Pargana
Headquarters	Jamtara
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	1. Dumka (shared with Dumka district)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	3
Area
• Total	1,801.98 km2 (695.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	791,042
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	64.59%
• Sex ratio	959
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	jamtara.nic.in

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.

Administration

Blocks/Mandals

Jamtara district consists of 06 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in Jamtara district:

Demographics

Historical population
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]

Religion in Jamtara district (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			69.60%
Islam			20.78%
Sarna			8.67%
Christianity			0.56%
Other or not stated			0.39%

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]

Languages of Jamtara district (2011)^[6]

Bengali (30.18%)

Santali (29.10%)

Khortha (27.93%)

Hindi (5.92%)

Urdu (3.61%)

Magahi (1.25%)

Others (2.01%)

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		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha		Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)	Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Jamtara	9	Jamtara	Irfan Ansari		Indian National Congress		Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)	Cabinet Minister (Rural Development, Rural Works and Panchayati Raj)