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Last edited May 28, 2021
Taljhari
Village
Taljhari is located in Jharkhand
Taljhari
Taljhari
Location in Jharkhand, India
Taljhari is located in India
Taljhari
Taljhari
Taljhari (India)
Coordinates: 24°25′26″N 86°55′03″E / 24.423944°N 86.917389°E / 24.423944; 86.917389
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Population
 (2011)
 • Total342
Languages (*For language details see Jarmundi#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814120
Telephone/ STD code06431
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJarmundi
Websitedumka.nic.in

Taljhari is a village in the Jarmundi CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Taljhari is located at 24°25′26″N 86°58′17″E / 24.423944°N 86.971389°E / 24.423944; 86.971389.

Area[edit | edit source]

Taljhari has an area of 79.61 hectares (196.7 acres).[1]

Overview[edit | edit source]

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.[2]

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Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Taljhari had a total population of 342, of which 188 (55%) were males and 154 (45%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 38. The total number of literate persons in Taljhari was 304 (70.72% of the population over 6 years). [1]

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

Police station[edit | edit source]

There is a police station at Taljhari.[3]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Ghormara railway station, on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line, is located nearby.[4]

Education[edit | edit source]

Government High School Taljhari is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1911. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. "Rampurhat-Jasidih Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. "Government HS Taljhari". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.