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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jamtara district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name = 
| image_map = Jamtara in Jharkhand (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Jamtara district in Jharkhand
| coordinates = {{coord|23|57|36|N|86|48|00|E|region:IN-JH_type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-nowiki|display=title,inline}}
| coor_pinpoint = Jamtara
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government banner of Jharkhand.png}} [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Jharkhand|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Santhal Pargana division|Santal Pargana]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jamtara]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 1801.98
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 791,042
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 63.73%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 959
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dumka]] (shared with [[Dumka district]])
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 3
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://jamtara.nic.in/
| official_name =
| image_skyline = Jamtaratrainstation.jpg
}}
'''Jamtara district''' ([[Hindi]]: जामताड़ा जिला, [[Bengali language|Bengali:]] জামতাড়া জেলা, [[Santali language|Santali]]: ᱡᱟᱢᱛᱟᱲᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ) is one of the twenty-four districts of [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in eastern [[India]]. [[Jamtara]] town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is situated between 23°10′ and 24°05′ north latitudes and 86°30′ and 87°15′ east longitudes.

==History==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,25,405|13=1911|14=2,34,519|15=1921|16=2,24,059|17=1931|18=2,56,100|19=1941|20=2,79,114|21=1951|22=2,90,056|23=1961|24=3,24,745|25=1971|26=3,77,711|27=1981|28=4,35,284|29=1991|30=5,44,874|31=2001|32=6,53,081|33=2011|34=7,91,042|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}The district was carved out on 26 April 2001 by separating four blocks-Kundhit, Nala, Jamtara and Narayanpur—of the erstwhile Dumka district. Earlier, it was a sub-division. In its long history it was a part of Birbhum under the Hetampur Raj and the Bardhaman Maharaja-Dhiraj.

Amit Besra, a well-known author and philanthropist, has brought Jamtara to the world map. He is the author of the bestselling novel <nowiki>''</nowiki>It's Dying Time - A Chilling Indian Thriller<nowiki>''</nowiki> published in the year 2010, ''Be The Change'' published in the year 2013 and ''In Search Of Love - A Story of Love, Friendship and Sacrifice'' published in the year 2019. All the books are available on Amazon, Flipkart and Google Play Store.

==Economy==
In 2006 the Indian government named Jamtara one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}</ref>

== Administration ==

=== Blocks/Mandals ===

Jamtara district consists of 06 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks inJamtara district:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|style=width:850px;|
#[[Narayanpur block|Narayanpur]]
#[[Karmatanr (community development block)|Karmatanr]]
#[[Jamtara block|Jamtara]]
#[[Fatehpur (community development block)|Fatehpur]]
#[[Nala block|Nala]]
#[[Kundhit block|Kundhit]].
}}

==Divisions==
There are three [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in the district: Nala, Jamtara and Sarath (shared with [[Deoghar district]]). All three constituencies are part of [[Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dumka Lok Sabha constituency]].

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Jamtara district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 791,042,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Comoros]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[South Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=South Dakota 814,180
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 486th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 439 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 21%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Jamtara has a [[sex ratio]] of 959 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 63.73%. 30.4% of the population are Scheduled Tribes.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{Bar box
|title=Religion in Jamtara<ref name=districtcensus/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{Bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|69.6}}
{{Bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|20.78}}
{{Bar percent|[[Sarna sthal|Sarna]]|maroon|8.67}}
{{Bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.95}}
}}
69.6% are Hindu, 20.78% Muslim, and 8.67% Sarna.
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Jamtara district (2011)
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value1 = 30.18 |color1 = gold
|label2 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value2 = 29.10 |color2 = mediumblue
|label3 = [[Khortha language|Khortha]] |value3 = 27.93 |color3 = red
|label4 = [[Hindi]] |value4 = 5.92 |color4 = orange
|label5 = [[Urdu]] |value5 = 3.61 |color5 = green
|label6 = Others |value6 = 3.26 |color6 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 30.18% of the population spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 29.10% [[Santali language|Santali]], 27.93% [[Khortha language|Khortha]], 5.92% [[Hindi]] and 3.61% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Districts of Jharkhand]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://jamtara.nic.in/ Jamtara district website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jamtara district
|North = [[Deoghar district]]
|Northeast = [[Dumka district]]
|East = [[Birbhum district]], [[West Bengal]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Bardhaman district]], [[West Bengal]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Dhanbad district]]
|Northwest = [[Giridih district]]
}}

{{Blocks of Jamtara district}}
{{Districts of Jharkhand}}
{{Santhal Parganas Division}}
{{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}

[[Category:Jamtara district| ]]
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[[Category:2001 establishments in Jharkhand]]

Jamtara district - Revision history

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