Cities and towns in the eastern portion of Asansol Sadar subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, R: Rural centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
In recent times various small and medium industries have been set up in and around the town which mainly includes small iron and cement industries.
Singaran, a small stream about 35 km long has its origin near Ikra in the Jamuria area, flows past Topsi and Andal and joins the Damodar near Waria.[2]
As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[4] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).
Asansol Municipal Corporation
According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[5]
Police station
Jamuria police station has jurisdiction over Jamuria CD Block and parts of Asansol Municipal Corporation. The area covered is 96 km2 and the population covered is 310,000.[6][7]
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Jamuria municipal area plus outgrowth had a total population of 149,220, of which 77,379 (52%) were males and 71,841 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 19,526. The total number of literates in Jamuria was 92,930 (86.91% of the population over 6 years).[8]
As of 2001[update] India census,[9] Jamuria had a population of 129,456. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jamuria has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 47%. In Jamuria, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
It is in the heart of the coal mining zone.[11] With plenty of coal seams near the surface, illegal mining has been a long-standing problem in the area.[12] In recent times, various small industries have mushroomed which have provided employment to local unskilled people. There are four notable banks operating in the area with Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Bank of India and HDFC Bank catering to most of the local people.
^"The Kolkata Gazette"(PDF). Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original(PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
