Jamtara

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{{About|the town in Jharkhand, India|its namesake district|Jamtara district|its namesake subdivision|Jamtara Sadar subdivision|its namesake community development block|Jamtara block}}
{{other uses|Jamtara (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jamtara
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| settlement_type = city
| image_skyline = File:Veer Kunwar Singh on horseback statue.jpg
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| image_caption = Clock tower chowk with statue of Veer Kunwar Singh on horse back
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
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| 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 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jamtara district|Jamtara]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 1802
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| elevation_m = 155
| population_total = 90,426
| population_as_of = 2011 
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 439
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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/}}
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| demographics_type1 = Languages (*For language details see [[Jamtara block#Language and religion]])
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
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'''Jamtara''' is a city and a notified area in the [[Jamtara Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Jamtara district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]]. It is the headquarters of the epynomous 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 country whose centre point was this small town.<ref>{{Cite web|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|date=12 August 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> In 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 80 percent of them by some estimates.<ref>{{Cite web|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|title=ED raids 5 locations in Jharkhand in first cyber conning PMLA case|via=The Economic Times}}</ref> Those involved had bought luxury SUVs and put up fancy bungalows next to ramshackle cottages.

==Geography==
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===Location===
Jamtara is located at {{Coord|23.95|N|86.8|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Jamtara.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jamtara, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet).

It is located 250 km from [[Ranchi]] the state [[Capital (political)|capital]] and 54 km from [[Dhanbad]] the 'Coal Capital'. It has an area of 1801 km². Distance from other major cities like from Kolkata is 260 km and from [[Patna]] 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.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

===Overview===
The map shows a large area, which 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3120/page/n1/mode/2up |title = Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas| first= P.C.|last=Roychoudhury | work= Chapter I: General |publisher= Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965 | access-date = 10 November 2020}}</ref>

<small>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 the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.</small>

==Tourism==
With rivers, cliffs and jungles, Jamtara is used by adventure tourists.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

A number of hotels and small guesthouses have come up that serve a variety of cuisines.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

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 is held at this place every year from 14 January to 27 January.

==Education==
Educational institutions in Jamtara District Headquarters include:
* Secondary: JBC+2 High School, Girls High School, Savitri Devi DAV Public School+2,St.Joseph's School, St. Anthony, [[Edwards English School, Jamtara]]
* Higher Secondary: Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya, Jamtara college, Women's college
* Graduation: Jamtara College, Jamtara Mahila College.
* Technical Educational: Women's ITI & Government ITI institute<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.authorstream.com/sdokania/|title=Shashi Dokania’s Presentations on authorSTREAM|website=www.authorstream.com}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/jharkhand/Jharkhand%20Provisional%20Result%20Data%20sheet%20for%20release.pdf</ref> Jamtara had a population of 29,415 with 89% Muslim Religion.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 literacy was 50.08%. In Jamtara, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.

==Climate==

* Summer season - March to May
* Rainy season - June to September
* Winter season - October to February
* Min temperature - 2 °C in Winter
* Max temperature - 45 °C in Summer
* Height above [[sea level]] - {{cvt|175|m}}
* Wind direction - south west to north east

==Popular Culture==
Jamtara was featured in a Netflix show titled [[Jamtara - Sabka Number Ayega]]. The TV Show revolves around 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.

==See also==
* [[Jamtara block]]

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

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

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