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{{Short description|City in Jharkhand, India}}
{{other uses|Jamtara (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jamtara
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City/municipality
| image_skyline = Veer Kunwar Singh on horseback statue.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Clock tower with statue of Veer Kunwar Singh on horseback
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.9633|N|86.8014|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government banner of Jharkhand.png}} Jharkhand
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jamtara district|Jamtara]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 1802
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 155
| population_total = 90,426
| population_as_of = [[2011 Census of India|2011]] 
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 439
| population_rank =
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 815351
| area_code = 06433
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = JH-21
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 959 [[Male|♂]]/[[Female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|jamtara.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages (* for language details, see [[Jamtara block#Language and religion]])
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = {{hlist|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]|[[Urdu language|Urdu]]}}
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'''Jamtara''' is a city and a [[Nagar panchayat|notified area]] in the [[Jamtara Sadar subdivision]] of the Jamtara district in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of the eponymous district, subdivision, and community development block.

Jamtara is nicknamed the "[[phishing]] capital of India", due to a history of pan-Indian scam incidents originating there.

==Geography==
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|mark-coord21={{coord|24|25|26|N|86|55|2|E}} | label-pos21=top|label21= Taljhari| numbered21=R| mark-title21=[[Taljhari, Dumka]] (R)
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===Location===
Jamtara is located at {{Coord|23.95|N|86.8|E|}}, 250 km from [[Ranchi]], the state capital, and 54 km from [[Dhanbad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Jamtara.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jamtara, India|website=fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an area of 1,801 km<sup>2</sup> and an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet).{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}

==Education==
Educational institutions in Jamtara include [[Edwards English School, Jamtara|Edwards English School]].

==Demographics==
In the 2011 Indian [[census]], the latest to date, Jamtara had a population of 29,415, composed of 89% Hindus and 10% Muslims. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Jamtara had an average literacy rate of 63.73%, lower than the national average of 74.4%; male literacy was 76.85% and female 50.08%. 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.<ref>[http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/jharkhand/Jharkhand%20Provisional%20Result%20Data%20sheet%20for%20release.pdf 2011 Census data] censusindia.gov.in {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517080810/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/jharkhand/Jharkhand%20Provisional%20Result%20Data%20sheet%20for%20release.pdf |date=17 May 2017 }}</ref>

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Jamtara (2011)<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX Census data] censusindia.gov.in {{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref>
|label2 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|value2 = 28.60
|color2 = yellow
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value1 = 43.22
|color1 = red
|label3 = [[Khortha language|Khortha]]
|value3 = 15.48
|color3 = brown
|label4 = [[Santali language|Santali]]
|value4 = 3.53
|color4 = orange
|label5 = Others
|value5 = 9.17
|color5 = blue
}}

According to the 2011 census, [[Bengali language|Bengali]] was the most-spoken language in Jamtara, with 12,713 speakers, followed by [[Hindi language|Hindi]] at 8,412, [[Khortha language|Khortha]] at 4,553, and [[Santali language|Santali]] at 1,038.

==Phishing industry==
Since the 2010s, Jamtara has been known as the "[[phishing]] capital of India", due to the proliferation of [[cybercrime]] operations centred there.<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web|title='Scamming became the new farming': inside India' cybercrime villages |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/30/scamming-became-the-new-farming-inside-india-cybercrime-villages |website=theguardian.com |date=30 October 2025 |access-date=14 December 2025}}</ref> Police from different Indian states began investigating these operations in 2015, making several arrests, though conviction rates were low, and the illicit industry was hardly affected.<ref name="theguardian" /> Between April 2015 and March 2017, police from 12 Indian states reportedly made 23 journeys to Jamtara.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/the-cyber-con-artists-of-jamtara/article19476173.ece|title=The cyber con 'artists' of Jharkhand's Jamtara district|first=Shiv Sahay|last=Singh|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 August 2017|via=thehindu.com|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=ED raids 5 locations in Jharkhand in first cyber conning PMLA case |newspaper=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ed-raids-5-locations-in-jharkhand-in-first-cyber-conning-pmla-case/articleshow/65700810.cms?from=mdr}}</ref>

The 2020 [[Netflix]] crime drama series ''[[Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega]]'' is a fictionalized look at the eponymous city's scam operations.<ref name="theguardian" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Arora |first=Akhil |url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/features/jamtara-netflix-series-release-date-trailer-director-cast-writer-poster-sabka-number-ayega-2158396 |title=Jamtara Netflix Series Release Date, Trailer, Cast, Director, Writer, and More |date=3 January 2020 |work=NDTV |access-date=14 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/jamtara-writer-nishank-verma-realistic-dramas-are-the-toughest-to-crack-1639694-2020-01-24 |title=Jamtara writer Nishank Verma: Realistic dramas are the toughest to crack |date=24 January 2020 |work=India Today |access-date=14 December 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Santhal Parganas Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Jamtara district|Jamtara]]

Jamtara - Revision history

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