Jamtara Sadar subdivision is the only administrative subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Santhal Pargana division in the state of Jharkhand , India .
19-576: Jamtara is a city and a notified area in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand . It is the headquarters of the eponymous district, subdivision and community development block. It is also nicknamed the phishing capital of India. It got this title because there were numerous incidents of phishing across the country whose centre point was there. In
38-489: A greater number of statutory towns, the states would be able to get more money from the Centre as per the 14th Finance Commission Report. Additionally, under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), 50% weightage is given to the number of statutory towns in the state/UT to determine the allocation of funds to these states/UTs. Following this notification, Maharashtra state government converted 19 CTs in
57-512: A group of small-town young men who run a lucrative phishing operation, until a corrupt politician wants in on their scheme and a cop wants to fight it. Jamtara Sadar subdivision Jamtara Sadar subdivision in the south-eastern part of Santhal Parganas is a rolling upland tract. The Barakar separates it from the Chota Nagpur plateau and the Ajay , flows in from Deoghar district in
76-455: A well developed village is designated as a village where all basic facilities like health, education road connectivity, rail connectivity and other basic infrastructure is easily available. In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population has attained urban characteristics. Census towns are governed by gram panchayats , unlike statutory towns. They are characterized by
95-401: Is 290 km. It came into existence on 26 April 2001. This small district of Jharkhand state consists of only four blocks. It was created by carving out four blocks from Dumka District. 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. The map shows a large area, which
114-563: 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. 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
133-569: Is held at this place every year from 14 January to 27 January. Educational institutions in Jamtara District Headquarters include: JBC+2 High School, Girls High School, Savitri Devi DAV Public School+2,St.Joseph's School, St. Anthony, Edwards English School, Jamtara As of 2011 India census , Jamtara had a population of 29,415 with 89% Hindu & 10% Muslim. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Jamtara had an average literacy rate of 63.73%, lower than
152-399: Is located at 23°57′N 86°48′E / 23.95°N 86.8°E / 23.95; 86.8 . It has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet). It is located 250 km from Ranchi , the state capital and 54 km from Dhanbad the 'Coal Capital'. It has an area of 1801 km. Distance from other major cities like from Kolkata is 260 km and from Patna
171-508: Is required to ensure planned development of these areas. In this notification, Rajiv Gauba, Secretary (Urban Development) notes: The opportunity of planned urban development might get lost if unplanned construction and ad hoc provisioning of infrastructure is allowed to take place over a long time. Additionally, the Ministry, in the notification, has informed the states that they stand to gain from according statutory status to these towns. With
190-455: The 2011 Census of India data Jamtara Sadar subdivision, in Jamtara district in 2011, had a total population of 791,042. There were 404,830 (51%) males and 386,212 (49%) females. Scheduled castes numbered 72,885 (9.21%) and scheduled tribes numbered 240,489 (30.40%). Density of population was 437 persons per square km. Literacy rate was 64.59%, male literacy rate was 76.46%, female literacy rate
209-1628: The following: Examples of Indian census towns include Kapsi in Chhattisgarh , Avinissery in Thrissur District of Kerala , Greater Noida , Chakeri and Manauri in Uttar Pradesh , Indranagar in Tripura , Begampur , Chandpara , Nandigram , Chittaranjan and Beliatore in West Bengal , Chevella in Telangana , Amini in Lakshadweep , Deolali in Maharashtra , Ghatshila in Purbi Singhbhum District of Jharkhand , BGR Township ( Bongaigaon Refinery Township ) in Bongaigaon Urban Agglomeration of Assam , Pileru in Andhra Pradesh , Chikhli in Gujarat and Ichgam in Jammu and Kashmir . The number of census towns (CTs) in India grew from 1,362 in 2001 to 3,894 in 2011. As per Pradhan (2013), these CTs account for 30% of
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#1732798314174228-487: The full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on. 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
247-466: 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. Languages spoken in Jamtara town (2011) According to a 2011 census, Bengali was the most spoken language in Jamtara with 12,713 speakers followed by Hindi at 8,412, Khortha at 4,553 and Santali at 1,038. Jamtara was featured in a Netflix show titled Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega . The TV Show revolves around
266-413: The span of two years between April 2015 and March 2017, police from 12 Indian states reportedly made 23 journeys to Jamtara. They did so to investigate cybercrimes — primarily phishing that were emanating from one of the most underdeveloped districts, was responsible for 8 percent of them by some estimates. Those involved had bought luxury SUVs and put up fancy bungalows next to ramshackle cottages. Jamtara
285-404: The state to statutory ULBs. These 19 CTs are in close proximity to the town of Pune and this conversion is expected to lessen the infrastructure and population pressures on the town. According to Ireland's Central Statistics Office , a census town by definition was a "cluster of fifty or more occupied dwellings, not having a legally defined boundary, in which within a distance of 800 m there
304-573: The status of a district, and a result Jamtara subdivision remained in Dumka district. After the formation of Jharkhand, Jamtara subdivision was made a district in 2001. Jamtara district has only one administrative subdivision: Jamtara subdivision has 6 community development blocks, 1,161 total villages, 1,082 inhabited villages, 2 statutory towns and 1 census town . The statutory towns are at Jamtara and Mihijam . The census town is: Karmatanr . The subdivision has its headquarters at Jamtara. As per
323-452: The urban growth in the last decade. Pradhan also notes that the largest increase in the number of CTs was in the states of West Bengal and Kerala. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, in May 2016 asked the 28 states in India to take action to start the process of recognizing CTs as urban areas. The argument given for this conversion was that a statutory Urban Local Body (ULB)
342-416: The west, drains the district, forms the border between Jharkhand and West Bengal for some distance and flows into West Bengal in the east. Jamtara subdivision was formed in 1879 as a part of Santhal Parganas district with its headquarters at Dumka. Santhal Parganas district comprised Dumka, Deoghar, Sahibganj, Godda, Pakur and Jamtara subdivisions. In 1983, Deoghar, Sahibganj and Godda subdivisions were given
361-1512: Was 52.15%. See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate Police stations in Jamtara Sadar subdivision were at: Community development blocks in Jamtara Sadar subdivision are: In 2011, Jamtara Sadar subdivision out of a total 1,082 inhabited villages there were 127 villages with pre-primary schools, 917 villages with primary schools, 403 villages with middle schools, 18 villages with secondary schools, 14 villages with senior secondary schools, 2 villages with general degree colleges, 157 villages with no educational facility. .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand The following institutions are located in Jamtara Sadar subdivision: In 2011, Jamtara Sadar subdivision there were 3 villages with community health centres, 23 villages with primary health centres, 93 villages with primary health subcentres, 53 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 6 villages with allopathic hospitals, 35 villages with dispensaries, 8 villages with veterinary hospitals, 33 villages with family welfare centres, 141 villages with medicine shops. .*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included (Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here) Census town In India and some other countries,
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