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{{About|the city in Jharkhand, India|its namesake district|Dumka district|its namesake subdivision|Dumka Sadar subdivision|its namesake community development block|Dumka (community development block)}}
{{Other uses|Dumka (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
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| leader_name              = [[Sunil Soren]] ([[BJP]])
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| leader_name1             = Basant Soren ([[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]])
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'''Dumka''', the headquarters of the [[Dumka district]] and [[Santhal Pargana division|Santhal Pargana region]], is a city in the state of [[Jharkhand]], India. It was made the headquarters of the [[Santhal Pargana division|Santhal Pargana region]], which was carved out of the [[Bhagalpur district|Bhagalpur]] and Birbhum district after the [[Santhal rebellion|Santal Hool of 1855]]. Dumka was carved out of the southern part of [[Bihar]] along with 18 other Districts on 15 November 2000 to form Jharkhand as 28th State of India. Dumka is a peaceful and green city and also sub-capital of [[Jharkhand]]. The nearest important cities are [[Rampurhat]] and [[Deoghar]].

== Etymology ==
There are two theories on how Dumka got its name. The first one suggests that Dumka's name derives from the [[Santali language|Santali]] word ''sumk'' for "shunted" or "small," because during the [[British Raj]], it was a small town compared to [[Rampurhat]] and [[Bhagalpur]] .

The other is that Dumka derives its name from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''[[damin-i-koh]]'', which means 'skirts (an edge, border or extreme part) of the hills'.

== History ==
=== Early history ===
The earlier inhabitants of the present-day district of whom there is some record, it appears, were the [[Paharias]] (for example, the Maler and Sauria Paharias). The [[Greeks|Greek]] traveler [[Megasthenes]] identified these people as [[Mallis]]. He referred to the Sauria Paharias as ''savar''s{{which lang|date=August 2020}} of Odisha. Medieval History: Due to inaccessibility of the area caused by the cliffs of the [[Rajmahal Hills]], it was a place of strategic economic importance, with a fort at [[Teliagarhi]]. After the 1539 victory of [[Sher Shah Suri]] at [[Chousa]], the area fell into the hands of the [[Pashtun people|Afghans]], but it was soon lost to the [[Mughals]] under [[Akbar]] when [[Khan Jahan I|Hussain Quli Khan]] was made viceroy of [[Bengal]].

=== British Raj ===
The English representative, Dr. Gabriel Bokgliton, procured a [[farman]] from [[Shah Jahan]]. Between 1742 and 1751 the area of Dumka close to Rajmahal witnessed frequent inroads by the [[Marathas]] under [[Raghoji Bhosle]] and [[Peshwa Balaji Rao]]. On 1745 Raghoji Bhosle entered Rajmahal via the hills and jungles of [[Santal Pargana]]. The early stay of the English was spent in subduing the [[Paharias]]. In 1769 Dumka remained a [[Ghatwali]] police post under [[Birbhum District]] of Bengal. On 1775 Dumka was transferred to [[Bhagalpur Division]]. In 1865 Dumka was made an independent district after being carved out of Bhagalpur. On 1872 Dumka was made headquarters of the whole district of Santal Pargana. In 1889 [[Paul Olaf Bodding]] started his service in India (Dumka/Benagaria) after [[Lars Olsen Skrefsrud]], and Bodding created the first alphabet for the Santhals. The [[Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church|NELC]]-church was created as a [[Lutheran]] Church in this area - before the Catholics had established a mission in this area at all. On 1902 The first [[municipality]] was established. FInally in 1920 [[Automobile|Motor cars]] and buses were introduced.

=== Post Independence ===
Firstly on 1952 The Apostolic Prefecture of Malda was erected. In 1962, it was promoted to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka]]. Then in 1983 Dumka was made the divisional headquarters of [[Santhal Pargana division|Santhal Pargana.]] On 15 November 2000 Dumka became the sub-capital of Jharkhand. In 2011 Dumka is connected with the newly built Jasidih-Dumka railway line. On 2012 Intercity express to Ranchi started via Jasidih. Later in 2017 Jharkhand opens pilot training center in Dumka. Finally on 2018 Four-lane road from Dudhani to Tata Showroom constructed.

== Geography ==
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Dumka is located at {{Coord|24.27|N|87.25|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Dumka.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dumka]</ref> It has an average elevation of 137&nbsp;metres (449&nbsp;feet).

Population{{IndiaCensusPop
|title= Population of Dumka
|state=
|1911=5629
|1921=7396
|1931=9471
|1941=10811
|1951=13582
|1961=18720
|1971=23338
|1981=31068
|1991=38096
|2001=44989
|2011=47584
|footnote=Source:<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2017_PART_A_DCHB_DUMKA.pdf | title =  District Census Handbook Dumka, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 705-706  | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand |access-date =  8 November 2020}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Dumka Population Census 2011|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801791-dumka-jharkhand.html|access-date=2017-07-20|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> Dumka is a Nagar Parishad city in district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Dumka city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every five years. The Dumka Nagar Parishad has population of 47,584 of which 25,364 are males while 22,220 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of children with age of 0-6 is 5371 which is 11.29% of total population of Dumka (Nagar Parishad). In Dumka Nagar Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 876 against state average of 948. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Dumka is around 891 compared to Jharkhand state average of 948. Literacy rate of Dumka city is 89.92% higher than state average of 66.41%. In Dumka, Male literacy is around 93.46% while female literacy rate is 85.87%.

=== Religion and Languages ===
{{bar box
|title=Religion in Dumka (2011)
|titlebar=#Fcd11
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|Hinduism|orange|88.25}}
{{bar percent|Islam|green|8.46}}
{{bar percent|Christianity|blue|2.70}}
{{bar percent|Jainism|pink|0.04}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.14}}
|caption=Distribution of religions<br />
†<small>Includes Sikhism (0.06%), Buddhism (0.08%).</small>
}} The Catholic minority is served by its own [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka]]. Besides the official language [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Santali language|Santali]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] are important. Here the major religions are:

* [[Hinduism]]
* [[Islam]]
* [[Christianity]]
* [[Jainism]]

==Climate==
Dumka has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cwa''), with warm, wet summers and mild winters.

{{Weather box|width = auto
| location = Dumka
| single line  = yes
| metric first = yes
| Jan record high C = 33.3
| Feb record high C = 35.6
| Mar record high C = 42.8
| Apr record high C = 46.3
| May record high C = 48.3
| Jun record high C = 45.2
| Jul record high C = 41.5
| Aug record high C = 38.6
| Sep record high C = 38.1
| Oct record high C = 37.6
| Nov record high C = 35.8
| Dec record high C = 31.2
| Jan high C = 25.9
| Feb high C = 28.9
| Mar high C = 34.3
| Apr high C = 38.4
| May high C = 37.5
| Jun high C = 35.5
| Jul high C = 32.7
| Aug high C = 32.5
| Sep high C = 32.9
| Oct high C = 33.0
| Nov high C = 30.5
| Dec high C = 27.0
| Jan low C = 10.2
| Feb low C = 13.2
| Mar low C = 17.4
| Apr low C = 22.3
| May low C = 23.9
| Jun low C = 24.7
| Jul low C = 24.1
| Aug low C = 23.7
| Sep low C = 23.6
| Oct low C = 21.0
| Nov low C = 16.0
| Dec low C = 11.1
| Jan record low C = 1.7
| Feb record low C = 1.8
| Mar record low C = 5.8
| Apr record low C = 13.8
| May record low C = 14.5
| Jun record low C = 17.8
| Jul record low C = 13.4
| Aug record low C = 16.8
| Sep record low C = 13.8
| Oct record low C = 11.8
| Nov record low C = 4.8
| Dec record low C = 2.8
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 9.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 15.0
| Mar precipitation mm = 21.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 35.0
| May precipitation mm = 72.0
| Jun precipitation mm = 198.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 343.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 293.0
| Sep precipitation mm = 273.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 116.0
| Nov precipitation mm = 9.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 7.0
| Jan humidity = 60
| Feb humidity = 53
| Mar humidity = 47
| Apr humidity = 50
| May humidity = 60
| Jun humidity = 73
| Jul humidity = 83
| Aug humidity = 83
| Sep humidity = 81
| Oct humidity = 74
| Nov humidity = 65
| Dec humidity = 62
| year humidity = 66
| Jan rain days = 1.5
| Feb rain days = 2.3
| Mar rain days = 2.2
| Apr rain days = 2.8
| May rain days = 6.3
| Jun rain days = 11.3
| Jul rain days = 18.9
| Aug rain days = 16.9
| Sep rain days = 14.1
| Oct rain days = 5.7
| Nov rain days = 1.1
| Dec rain days = 0.8
| source 1 = NOAA (1971-1990)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
  |url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IN/42599.TXT
  |title = Dumka Climate Normals 1971-1990
  |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
  |access-date = 22 December 2012}}</ref>
| date = December 2012
}}

== Economy ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Industrial areas
!Sl. No.
!Name of Industrial Area
!Land acquired (in hectares)
!Land developed (in hectares)
!Prevailing Rate Per sq. ft. (in Rs)
!No. of plots
!No. of allotted
plots
!No. of vacant plots
!No.of units in production
|-
|1.
|Industrial Area Dumka
|6.088
|6.088
|19.00
|13
|13
|03
|10
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Industry at a Glance
!Sl. No.
!Head
!   Unit
!Particulars
|-
|1
|Registered Industrial Unit
|No.
|2241
|-
|2
|Total Industrial Unit
|No.
|2241
|-
|3
|Registered Medium &Large Unit
|No.
|NIL
|-
|4
|Estimated Avg. No. of daily Worker Employed in small scale industries
|No.
|38
|-
|5
|Employment in large and medium Industries
|No.
|NIL
|-
|6
|No of Industrial Area
|No.
|1
|}

===Shopping Malls===
There are six Shopping Malls in Dumka.
* V-Mart: This is the first mall to be opened in Dumka and this is situated near Veer Kuwar Singh Chowk, Dumka.
* M-Baazar:  This is situated below Hotel Suvidha, near Marwari Chowk.
* [[1-India Family Mart]]:  This is situated in Thana Road, Dumka.
* Bazaar India: This is situated in Bhagalpur Road, Dumka just beside Punjab National Bank.
* V2:  This is situated just opposite to 1-India Family Mart in Thana road, Dumka.
* Reliance Trends: This is a mall in Dumka district which was opened on 5 August 2019. This is situated in Jail Road, Dumka, opposite to Mary filling station.
*Reliance Smart store near Gandhi maidan
*Virat superstore near genda talkie

== Culture ==
Dumka District contains many Hindu temples, such as [[Basukinath]], Sirshanath, Maluti Mandir, Shiv Pahar and Dharamsthana. Crowds visit these places during the month of Sawan.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
Hizla Mela (Fair)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dumka.nic.in/event/hizla_mela/|title = Rajkiya Janjatiya Hizla Mela 2018 &#124; District Dumka, Government of Jharkhand &#124; India}}</ref> is organized every year in Hizla and continues for a week. It is a fair of great cultural importance, thousands of people visit during the fair.

== Politics ==
The first Chief Minister of Jharkhand, [[Babulal Marandi]], hailed from Dumka constituency. In 2000, when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar, [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] came to power in Jharkhand with Marandi as the Chief Minister.

[[Shibu Soren]] is another politician associated with Dumka. He also has a temporary residence in Dumka.

In 2014, state election BJP coalition got majority in Assembly and Raghubar Das become the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, another politician associated with Jamsedhpur.

== Education ==
There are various Higher Secondary schools in Dumka: 
* St. Teresa Girls School
*Sido Kanhu High School<ref>http://sidokanhuhighschool.com/</ref>
* +2 Zila School
* National School
* Govt. Girls School
* Dumka Central School

Some reputed schools which provide secondary level education are:
* North Valley International School,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northvalleyinternationalschool.com/|title=North Valley International School|website=www.northvalleyinternationalschool.com|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> 
* St. Joseph's High School
* Bal Bharti School

Other schools include Ananda Marg School ([[Kurwa railway station|Kurwa]]), Modern Sainik School, Green Mount Academy and New Life Academy at [[Kathikund]].

For higher education Dumka offers many colleges e.g.- [[Sido Kanhu Murmu University]] was established in 1992 at Dumka and covers whole [[Santhal Pargana division|Santhal Pargana]]. Many colleges are affiliated or constituent to SKMU in the division.

[[St. Xavier's College, Dumka]] offers various courses. Others include Santhal Pargana College (S.P. college),<ref>https://www.spcollegedumka.com/</ref> A.N. College,<ref>http://ancdumka.org/</ref> and S.P. Mahila College, which offer undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate courses.

[[Phulo-Jhano Murmu College of Dairy Technology]] at [[Hansdiha]], Dumka is Jharkhand's first Dairy Technology college established in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reporterpost.in/article/jharkhand/6620/guv-to-inaugurate-phulo-jhano-dairy-technology-college-on-august-19/|title=Guv to inaugurate Phulo-Jhano Dairy Technology College on August 19 - Reporter Post|website=reporterpost.in|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> It is affiliated by [[Birsa Agricultural University]], [[Ranchi]].

GTRTC, Dumka (Government Tool Room and Training Centre) was established in 2007 by the Department of Industries, Government of Jharkahnd with the assistance of Ministry of MSME, Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gtrtcdumka.com/|title=GTRTC Dumka|website=www.gtrtcdumka.com|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> It offers various training programmes to meet need for technical manpower required in the manufacturing sector. [[Lahanti Institute of Multiple Skills]] was established by Evangelical Social Action Forum to provide skills training to unemployed youth in the remote regions of Santhal Pargana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2016/columnists/skilling-the-remote-part-of-india.html|title=Skilling the remote part of India|last=Pioneer|first=The|website=The Pioneer|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> Dumka also have a Govt. Polytechnic College, a Govt. Women's Polytechnic College and also a govt. [[Industrial training institute|ITI]] for technical education.

[[Government Engineering College Dumka|Dumka Engineering College]] was established as an institution under PPP model between the [[Government of Jharkhand]] and [[Techno India|Techno India Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dumkaengg.edu.in/|title=Dumka Engineering College|website=www.dumkaengg.edu.in|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>

[[Phulo Jhano Murmu Medical College and Hospital]] was established in 2019 and it also contains hospitals for serving population of Dumka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/300-mbbs-seats-up-for-grabs-in-jharkhand-as-sc-gives-nod-to-3-new-medical-colleges/story-Z89l4MxmsUNubE2NchW0RN.html|title=300 MBBS seats added in Jharkhand as SC gives nod to 3 new medical colleges|date=2019-08-21|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>

== Tourist places ==
* [[Basukinath]]

=== Temples ===
* [[Maluti|Maluti temple Village]] - [[Maluti]] is an ancient temple village of Dumka District under [[Shikaripara]] police station. It is near the border of West Bengal and Jharkhand State. There are many Shiva, Bishnu, Durga [[Terracotta]] temples.
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File:Maluti_teracotta_temple.jpg|Maluti teracotta temple
File:Maluti_Temple.jpg|Maluti Temple
File:Malooti1.jpg|Malooti mandir
File:Malooti2.jpg|Malooti mandir
File:Malooti3.jpg|Malooti mandir
File:Malooti4.jpg|Malooti mandir
File:Malooti5.jpg|Malooti mandir
File:Malooti6.jpg|Malooti mandir
</gallery>

=== Tourist spots ===
[[File:Massanjore Dam.jpg|thumb|[[Massanjore Dam]] at Dumka]]
*[[Masanjore]] is a picnic spot situated 30&nbsp;km to Dumka. This small village is about 30&nbsp;km south of Dumka. The Masanjore dam on the [[Mayurakshi River]] is a tourist draw.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Dumka, Government of Jharkhand {{!}} The Land of Temples {{!}} India|url=https://dumka.nic.in/|access-date=2020-12-30|language=en-US}}</ref> From the counterpart rupee fund created through supplies of wheat and other materials from Canada for use in India, Canada Govt. devoted those funds to further development of the Mayurakshi project and [[Massanjore Dam]] was commissioned in 1955. The Dam is still mentioned as Canada Dam. The dam is bounded by hills and forests. Mayurakshi Bhawan Bungalow and Inspection Bungalow, offer accommodation within the village.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Accommodation(Hotel/Resort/Dharamsala) {{!}} District Dumka, Government of Jharkhand {{!}} India|url=https://dumka.nic.in/accommodation/|access-date=2020-12-30|language=en-US}}</ref> By road, Masanjore is connected with [[Vakreshwara]] (59&nbsp;km), [[Sainthia]] (50&nbsp;km), [[Tarapith]] (70&nbsp;km), [[Rampurhat]] (62&nbsp;km) and [[Deoghar]] (98&nbsp;km).
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*[[Chutonath]] - It is situated 20&nbsp;km from the district headquarters. Chutonath is a religious place of Hindu god Lord Chutonath. This festival is celebrated mainly in the month of April. This area has become a tourist attraction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tourist Places {{!}} District Dumka, Government of Jharkhand {{!}} India|url=https://dumka.nic.in/tourist-places/|access-date=2020-12-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dharmasthan]] - It is temple situated in Tin bazaar at the heart of Dumka Town, it is known for the Goddess [[Bhadrakali|Kali]], during the Durga puja 7 days special puja is organised here.

=== Natural places ===
* Kurwa park (Shrishti Pahar) - It is a small picnic spot about 5&nbsp;km to the east of Dumka. It has a park, facilities for boating and a small hill. A temple is also situated here.

==Transport==
===Rail===
{{Main|Dumka Station}}
{{Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line|collapse=yes}}

In July 2011, Dumka was connected to Jasidih with the newly built Jasidih - Dumka railway line. Since then, the city has seen a growing number of three-wheelers on the road. in June 2015, Dumka Rampurhat Train service is also started.

===Road===
Dumka is connected by road to the neighboring cities such as Deoghar, Bhagalpur, Dhanbad, Rampurhat. Buses are the preferred mode of transport and are run by both government agencies and private operators. Dumka has good connectivity to neighboring districts with buses. There is a luxury night bus service between Dumka - [[Ranchi]] and [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Dumka, Government of Jharkhand {{!}} The Land of Temples {{!}} India|url=https://dumka.nic.in/|access-date=2020-12-30|language=en-US}}</ref>{{Geographic location
|Northwest = [[Deoghar]], [[Allahabad]], [[Kanpur]], [[New Delhi]]
|North     = [[Bhagalpur]], [[Purnia]], [[Godda]], [[Hashdia]]
|Northeast = [[Siliguri]], [[Guwahati]], [[Shillong]]
|West      = [[Giridih]], [[Hazaribagh]]
|Centre    = Dumka
|East      = [[Rampurhat]], [[Dhaka]], [[Aizawl]]
|Southwest = [[Dhanbad]], [[Bokaro Steel City|Bokaro]]
|South     = [[Rourkela]], [[Asansol]], [[Durgapur, West Bengal|Durgapur]]
|Southeast = [[Suri, Birbhum|Suri]], [[Sainthia]], [[Kolkata]], [[Bay of Bengal]]
}}

=== Air ===
Nearby airports are:

* [[Birsa Munda Airport]], [[Ranchi]]
* [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport]], [[Patna]]
* [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]], [[Kolkata]]

== References ==

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==Further reading==
*Verma, K. K., Alvi, N. M., Lal, B. B., & India. (1981). Special survey reports on selected towns: Series 4. Delhi: Controller of Publications.

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116015638/http://dumka.nic.in/ Official Site]
* [http://www.jharkhanddarshan.com/dumka.html Tourist Places in Dumka]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091215231615/http://sagen.in/ Santal-Tribes of Dumka]
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140526/jsp/jharkhand/story_18382449.jsp#.VIIIsjGUdGM/ Media coverage of Engg college in Dumka.]
* [http://www.gtrtcdumka.com/ Tools Room and Training Centre(GTRTC) Dumka]

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