Dumka
Constituency No. 2 · Scheduled Tribe
Assembly segments in this district
- Nala
- Jamtara
Jamtara District
Jharkhand
Jamtara district is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Jamtara. It covers 1,811 sq km and had a population of 7,91,042 at the 2011 census, a density of 437 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Jamtara
Area
1,811 sq km
Population
7.91 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
437 /km²
Literacy Rate
64.59%
Sex Ratio
954
per 1,000 males
Jamtara District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Jamtara district.
Total Population
7.91 Lakh
Male Population
4.05 Lakh
Female Population
3.86 Lakh
Rural Population
7.12 Lakh
Urban Population
78,642
Scheduled Caste
72,100
Scheduled Tribe
2.41 Lakh
Literacy Rate
64.59%
Population Density
437 /km²
Sex Ratio
954
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 76.46%Female literacy 52.15%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Jamtara district.
1
Tehsils
6
Blocks
45
Nyay Panchayats
118
Gram Panchayats
1,080
Villages
- Headquarters
- Jamtara
- Languages
- Bengali, Santhali, Hindi, Khortha
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 23.96° N, 86.8° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Jamtara
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Partial
Assembly Constituencies Covering Jamtara
(2)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 8 · Dumka
RM
No. 9 · Dumka
IA
Your Representatives from Jamtara
(3)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Jamtara district.
- RM
- IA
Election History
Lok SabhaDumka · No. 2
- 202418th Lok SabhaJMMNalin SorenVotes 5,47,370Vote share 46.84%Margin 22,527
- 1. Nalin Soren · JMM5,47,370 (46.84%)
- 2. Sita Soren · BJP5,24,843 (44.91%)
- 3. Munni Hansda · Independent28,410 (2.43%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Jamtara District at a Glance
- State
- Jharkhand
- Headquarters
- Jamtara
- Area
- 1,811 sq km
- Population
- 7.91 Lakh
- Population density
- 437 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 954 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 64.59%
- Languages
- Bengali, Santhali, Hindi, Khortha
- Tehsils
- 1
- Blocks
- 6
- Gram panchayats
- 118
- Villages
- 1,080
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 2
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Jharkhand
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.