Jamui

Jamui
Jamui
Town
	Jamui Location in Bihar, India
	Coordinates: 24°55′N 86°13′E / 24.92°N 86.22°ECoordinates: 24°55′N 86°13′E / 24.92°N 86.22°E
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Munger
District	Jamui
Ward	30 wards
Named for	Jambhiya Gram
Government
• Type	Chairman–Nagar Parishad
• Body	Jamui Nagar Parishad
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	87,357
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Additional official	English
• Regional Languages	Angika-Maithili
• Other	Bang-Maithili
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	811307
Telephone code	06345
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Vehicle registration	BR-46
Sex ratio	912/1000(2011) ♂/♀
Website	www.jamui.bih.nic.in

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Jamui is a town and a municipality in Jamui district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the district headquarter of Jamui district. Jamui was formed as a district on 21 February 1991 as a result of its separation from Munger.It is part of Munger Division.The town is situated about 60km South-West of Munger.

Historical existence of Jamui has been observed from the period of Mahabharta war. Archaeological and historical evidence shows its close association with the Jain tradition for a long past to the present time. A large part of this area is covered by forest.

There are mainly two hypotheses which have been mentioned by historians regarding the origin of the name of the district Jamui. The first hypothesis said that the name of Jamui derived from "Jambhiya Gram" or "Jribhikgram" village, which has the place of attaining ‘Omniscience’ (Kevala Jnana) of Vardhaman Mahavira and according to another hypothesis the name Jamui is originated from Jambuwani.

Geography[edit]

Jamui is located at 24°55′N 86°13′E / 24.92°N 86.22°E / 24.92; 86.22.^[2] It has an average elevation of 78 metres (255 feet).

Jamui is well connected to the rest of the country via road while the Delhi-Howrah rail line is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away at Mallepur (Malaypur railway station is also known as Jamui railway station). Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna is about 161 kilometres (100 mi) and Gaya Airport 136 kilometres (85 mi) away.

Situated along the Bihar-Jharkhand border, Jamui is dotted with hills and the small retreat town of Simultala falls within the Jhajha block, on the main Delhi-Howrah rail line. The town of Gidhaur, situated 17 kilometres (11 mi) away was the seat of kings during the British Raj and many buildings from the period still survive. Minto Tower in Gidhaur is a prime example of architecture from the period. Jamui district is also known for having many places related to the origin of Jainism.

The district has untapped reserves of resources including mica, coal, gold and iron ore.

Demographics[edit]

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[3] Jamui had a population of 87,357. Males constitute 52.6% of the population and females 47.26%. Jamui has an average literacy rate of 64.33%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 57.39%, and female literacy is 42.6%. In Jamui, 16.22% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy[edit]

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Jamui one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).^[4] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[4]

Divisions[edit]

No. of Police District 1
No. of Sub-Divisions 1
No. of Blocks 10
No. of Circles 10
No. of Police Stations 28
No. of Panchayats 153
No. of Villages 1,506

Notable people[edit]

Onkarnath Baranwal: an Indian politician from the state of Bihar, Batiya.
Chirag Paswan, Member Of Indian Parliament , National President Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Chandrashekhar Singh: a member of Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from Aug 1983 to Mar 1985. He also held a number of Cabinet Ministers positions.
Digvijay Singh: an Indian politician from the state of Bihar and an independent Member of the Parliament of India representing Banka in the Lok Sabha.

References[edit]

↑ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jamui, India". www.fallingrain.com.
↑ "Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

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[langoff-1] "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[2] "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jamui, India". www.fallingrain.com.

[3] "Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.

[brgf-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

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