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::callout[type=note] the city in Jharkhand, India ::

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Dumka, the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Birbhum district after the Santal Hool of 1855. Dumka was carved out of the southern part of Bihar along with 18 other districts on 15 November 2000 to form Jharkhand as the 28th state of India. Dumka is a peaceful and green city and also the sub-capital of Jharkhand. The nearest important cities are Suri and Deoghar.

Etymology

There are two theories on how Dumka got its name. The first one suggests that Dumka's name derives from the Santali word sumk for "shunted" or "small," because during the British Raj, it was a small town compared to Rampurhat and Bhagalpur.

The other is that Dumka derives its name from the Persian word damin-i-koh, which means 'skirts (an edge, border or extreme part) of the hills'.

History

Early history

The earlier inhabitants of the present-day district of whom there is some record, it appears, were the Paharias (for example, the Maler and Sauria Paharias). The Greek traveler Megasthenes identified these people as Mallis. He referred to the Sauria Paharias as savars of Odisha. Medieval History: Due to inaccessibility of the area caused by the cliffs of the Rajmahal Hills, it was a place of strategic economic importance, with a fort at Teliagarhi. After the 1539 victory of Sher Shah Suri at Chousa, the area fell into the hands of the Afghans, but it was soon lost to the Mughals under Akbar when Hussain Quli Khan was made viceroy of Bengal.

British Raj

The English representative, Dr. Gabriel Bokgliton, procured a firman from Shah Jahan. Between 1742 and 1751 the area of Dumka close to Rajmahal witnessed frequent inroads by the Marathas under Raghoji Bhosle and Peshwa Balaji Rao. In 1745 Raghoji Bhosle entered Rajmahal via the hills and jungles of Santhal Pargana Division. The early stay of the English was spent in subduing the Paharias. In 1769 Dumka remained a Ghatwali police post under Birbhum District of Bengal. In 1775 Dumka was transferred to Bhagalpur Division. In 1865 Dumka was made an independent district after being carved out of Bhagalpur. In 1872 Dumka was made headquarters of the whole district of Santal Pargana. In 1889 Paul Olaf Bodding started his service in India (Dumka/Benagaria) after Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, and Bodding created the first alphabet for the Santhals. The NELC-church was created as a Lutheran Church in this area - before the Catholics had established a mission in this area at all. In 1902 the first municipality was established. Finally in 1920 Motor cars and buses were introduced.

Post Independence

Firstly in 1952 The Apostolic Prefecture of Malda was erected. In 1962, it was promoted to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka. Then in 1983 Dumka was made the divisional headquarters of Santhal Pargana. On 15 November 2000 Dumka became the sub-capital of Jharkhand. In 2011 Dumka is connected with the newly built Jasidih-Dumka railway line. In 2012 Intercity express to Ranchi started via Jasidih. Later in 2017 Jharkhand opens pilot training center in Dumka. Finally in 2018 Four-lane road from Dudhani to Tata Showroom constructed.

Geography

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Dumka is located at . It has an average elevation of 137 metres (449 feet).

Demographics

| source = Census of India | 1911 | 5629 | 1921 | 7396 | 1931 | 9471 | 1941 | 10811 | 1951 | 13582 | 1961 | 18720 | 1971 | 23338 | 1981 | 31068 | 1991 | 38096 | 2001 | 44989 | 2011 | 47584 India census, Dumka is a Nagar Parishad city in district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Dumka city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every five years. The Dumka Nagar Parishad has population of 47,584 of which 25,364 are males while 22,220 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

The population of children aged 0-6 is 5371 which is 11.29% of total population of Dumka (Nagar Parishad). In Dumka Nagar Parishad, the female sex ratio is 876 against state average of 948. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Dumka is around 891 compared to Jharkhand state average of 948. The literacy rate of Dumka city is 89.92% higher than the state average of 66.41%. In Dumka, male literacy is around 93.46% while the female literacy rate is 85.87%. As per official census 2011, Hinduism constitutes 79.06% of Dumka's population, followed by Islam at 8.09% and Christianity with 6.54%.

Religion and Languages

|title=Religion in Dumka (2011) |titlebar=#Fcd11 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= |caption=Distribution of religions

†Includes Sikhism (0.06%), Buddhism (0.08%). †† Follwers of Sari Dharam and Sarna are also covered under Hinduism owing to devoid of centrally recognized regious code.

Besides the national official language Hindi, Santali, Urdu and Bengali are mostly spoken followed by regional dialect Khorta.

Here the major religions are:

Languages

| thumb = right | caption = Languages spoken in Dumka Town (2011) | label1 = Hindi | value1 = 49.65 | color1 = Orange | label2 = Khortha | value2 = 13.65 | color2 = green | label3 = Bengali | value3 = 12.06 | color3 = yellow | label4 = Bhojpuri | value4 = 6.42 | color4 = red | label5 = Urdu | value5 = 5.34 | color5 = pink | label6 = Santali | value6 = 4.60 | color6 = blue | label7 = Others | value7 = 8.55 | color7 = white

Climate

Dumka has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa), with warm, wet summers and mild winters.

| location = Dumka | single line = yes | metric first = yes | Jan record high C = 33.3 | Feb record high C = 35.6 | Mar record high C = 42.8 | Apr record high C = 46.3 | May record high C = 48.3 | Jun record high C = 45.2 | Jul record high C = 41.5 | Aug record high C = 38.6 | Sep record high C = 38.1 | Oct record high C = 37.6 | Nov record high C = 35.8 | Dec record high C = 31.2 | Jan high C = 25.9 | Feb high C = 28.9 | Mar high C = 34.3 | Apr high C = 38.4 | May high C = 37.5 | Jun high C = 35.5 | Jul high C = 32.7 | Aug high C = 32.5 | Sep high C = 32.9 | Oct high C = 33.0 | Nov high C = 30.5 | Dec high C = 27.0 | Jan low C = 10.2 | Feb low C = 13.2 | Mar low C = 17.4 | Apr low C = 22.3 | May low C = 23.9 | Jun low C = 24.7 | Jul low C = 24.1 | Aug low C = 23.7 | Sep low C = 23.6 | Oct low C = 21.0 | Nov low C = 16.0 | Dec low C = 11.1 | Jan record low C = 1.7 | Feb record low C = 1.8 | Mar record low C = 5.8 | Apr record low C = 13.8 | May record low C = 14.5 | Jun record low C = 17.8 | Jul record low C = 13.4 | Aug record low C = 16.8 | Sep record low C = 13.8 | Oct record low C = 11.8 | Nov record low C = 4.8 | Dec record low C = 2.8 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 9.0 | Feb precipitation mm = 15.0 | Mar precipitation mm = 21.0 | Apr precipitation mm = 35.0 | May precipitation mm = 72.0 | Jun precipitation mm = 198.0 | Jul precipitation mm = 343.0 | Aug precipitation mm = 293.0 | Sep precipitation mm = 273.0 | Oct precipitation mm = 116.0 | Nov precipitation mm = 9.0 | Dec precipitation mm = 7.0 | Jan humidity = 60 | Feb humidity = 53 | Mar humidity = 47 | Apr humidity = 50 | May humidity = 60 | Jun humidity = 73 | Jul humidity = 83 | Aug humidity = 83 | Sep humidity = 81 | Oct humidity = 74 | Nov humidity = 65 | Dec humidity = 62 | year humidity = 66 | Jan rain days = 1.5 | Feb rain days = 2.3 | Mar rain days = 2.2 | Apr rain days = 2.8 | May rain days = 6.3 | Jun rain days = 11.3 | Jul rain days = 18.9 | Aug rain days = 16.9 | Sep rain days = 14.1 | Oct rain days = 5.7 | Nov rain days = 1.1 | Dec rain days = 0.8 | source 1 = NOAA (1971-1990){{Cite FTP |url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IN/42599.TXT |server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |url-status = dead |title = Dumka Climate Normals 1971-1990 |access-date = 22 December 2012}} | date = December 2012

Economy

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Sl. No.Name of Industrial AreaLand acquired (in hectares)Land developed (in hectares)Prevailing Rate Per sq. ft. (in Rs)No. of plotsNo. of allottedNo. of vacant plotsNo.of units in production
1.Industrial Area Dumka6.0886.08819.0013130310
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1Registered Industrial UnitNo.2241
2Total Industrial UnitNo.2241
3Registered Medium &Large UnitNo.NIL
4Estimated Avg. No. of daily Worker Employed in small scale industriesNo.38
5Employment in large and medium IndustriesNo.NIL
6No of Industrial AreaNo.1
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Culture

Dumka District contains many Hindu temples, such as Basukinath, Sirshanath, Maluti Mandir, Shiv Pahar and Dharamsthana. Crowds visit these places during the month of Sawan. Hizla Mela (Fair) is organized every year in Hizla and continues for a week. It is a fair of great cultural importance, thousands of people visit during the fair.

Politics

The first Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Babulal Marandi, hailed from Dumka constituency. In 2000, when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar, NDA came to power in Jharkhand with Marandi as the Chief Minister.

Shibu Soren is another politician who is considered to be one of the founders of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and has a temporary residence in Dumka. Hemant Soren, the current Chief Minister of Jharkhand is the son of Shibu Soren.

Education

There are various Higher Secondary schools in Dumka:

  • St. Teresa Girls School
  • Sido Kanhu High School
  • +2 Zila School
  • National School
  • Govt. Girls School
  • Dumka Central School

Some reputed schools which provide secondary level education are:

Other schools include Ananda Marg School (Kurwa), Modern Sainik School, Green Mount Academy and New Life Academy at Kathikund.

To improve academic performance in government schools District administration of Dumka launched Sampurna Shiksha Kavach for students of grade 9 to grade 12 in following schools:

  • +2 HS KATHIKUND
  • +2 HS MASALIYA
  • +2 HS JAMA
  • RANI SONAWATI HS
  • EKALAVYA MODEL RES. SCH KATIJORIA
  • +2 OBC RES. GIRLS HS
  • CM School of Excellence Girls, Dumka
  • +2 UHS BUNIYADI GANDO
  • PLUS 2 ST HS INDERWANI
  • +2 RK HS SARAIYHAT
  • +2 HS RAGHUNATHPUR
  • +2 UHS TALJHARI
  • +2 HS BENAGARIA
  • +2 HS THARIHAT KUSIAM
  • +2 UHS CHAPAKANDAR
  • KGBV KATHIKUND
  • +2 UHS MOHANPUR
  • KGBV SARAIYAHAT
  • KGBV JAMA
  • +2 RK HS SHIKARIPARA
  • NATIONAL SCHOOL DUMKA
  • MODEL SCHOOL MASALIYA
  • MODEL SCHOOL SARAIYAHAT
  • +2 HS SAHARA
  • +2 RK HS JARMUNDI
  • MODEL SCHOOL SHIKARIPARA
  • +2 UHS PINDARI
  • DISTRICT CM SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, DUMKA

This program focuses on improving performance of students across above 28 government schools in the district. Teachers need to ensure that entire curriculum is covered in classroom via online teaching during the academic year. Students also have additional online learning support after school. High performing students are enrolled in additional classes to prepare for competitive exams such as IIT JEE and NEET.

For higher education Dumka offers many colleges e.g.- Sido Kanhu Murmu University was established in 1992 at Dumka and covers whole Santhal Pargana. Many colleges are affiliated or constituent to SKMU in the division.

St. Xavier's College, Dumka offers various courses. Others include Santhal Pargana College (S.P. college), A.N. College, and S.P. Mahila College, which offer undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate courses.

Phulo-Jhano Murmu College of Dairy Technology at Hansdiha, Dumka is Jharkhand's first Dairy Technology college established in 2019. It is affiliated by Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi.

GTRTC, Dumka (Government Tool Room and Training Centre) was established in 2007 by the Department of Industries, Government of Jharkahnd with the assistance of Ministry of MSME, Government of India. It offers various training programmes to meet need for technical manpower required in the manufacturing sector. Lahanti Institute of Multiple Skills was established by Evangelical Social Action Forum to provide skills training to unemployed youth in the remote regions of Santhal Pargana. Dumka also have a Govt. Polytechnic College, a Govt. Women's Polytechnic College and also a govt. ITI for technical education.

Dumka Engineering College was established as an institution under PPP model between the Government of Jharkhand and Techno India Group.

Phulo Jhano Murmu Medical College and Hospital was established in 2019 and it also contains hospitals for serving population of Dumka.

Tourist places

Temples

  • Maluti temple Village - Maluti is an ancient temple village of Dumka District under Shikaripara police station. It is near the border of West Bengal and Jharkhand State. There are many Shiva, Bishnu, Durga Terracotta temples. File:Maluti_teracotta_temple.jpg|Maluti terracotta temple File:Maluti_Temple.jpg|Maluti Temple File:Malooti1.jpg|Malooti mandir File:Malooti2.jpg|Malooti mandir File:Malooti3.jpg|Malooti mandir File:Malooti4.jpg|Malooti mandir File:Malooti5.jpg|Malooti mandir File:Malooti6.jpg|Malooti mandir

Tourist spots

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  • Masanjore is a picnic spot situated 30 km to Dumka. This small village is about 30 km south of Dumka. The Masanjore dam on the Mayurakshi River is a tourist draw. From the counterpart rupee fund created through supplies of wheat and other materials from Canada for use in India, Canada Govt. devoted those funds to further development of the Mayurakshi project and Massanjore Dam was commissioned in 1955. The Dam is still mentioned as Canada Dam. The dam is bounded by hills and forests. Mayurakshi Bhawan Bungalow and Inspection Bungalow, offer accommodation within the village. By road, Masanjore is connected with Vakreshwara (59 km), Sainthia (50 km), Tarapith (70 km), Rampurhat (62 km) and Deoghar (98 km).
  • Chutonath - It is situated 20 km from the district headquarters. Chutonath is a religious place of Hindu god Lord Chutonath. This festival is celebrated mainly in the month of April. This area has become a tourist attraction.
  • Dharmasthan - It is temple situated in Tin bazaar at the heart of Dumka Town, it is known for the Goddess Kali, during the Durga puja 7 days special puja is organised here.

Natural places

  • Kurwa park (Shrishti Pahar) - It is a small picnic spot about 5 km to the east of Dumka. It has a park, facilities for boating and a small hill. A temple is also situated here.

Transport

Rail

Main article: Dumka Railway Station

In July 2011, Dumka was connected to Jasidih with the newly built Jasidih - Dumka railway line. Since then, the city has seen a growing number of three-wheelers on the road. in June 2015, Dumka Rampurhat Train service is also started.

Road

Dumka is connected by road to the neighboring cities such as Deoghar, Bhagalpur, Dhanbad, Rampurhat. Buses are the preferred mode of transport and are run by both government agencies and private operators. Dumka has good connectivity to neighboring districts with buses. There is a luxury night bus service between Dumka–Ranchi and Kolkata.{{Geographic location |Northwest = Deoghar, Allahabad, Kanpur, New Delhi |North = Bhagalpur, Purnia, Godda, Hashdia |Northeast = Siliguri, Guwahati, Shillong |West = Giridih, Hazaribagh |Centre = Dumka |East = Rampurhat, Dhaka, Aizawl |Southwest = Dhanbad, Bokaro |South = Rourkela, Asansol, Durgapur |Southeast = Suri, Sainthia, Kolkata, Bay of Bengal

Air

Nearby airports are:

Notes

References

References

  1. "Dumka Nagar Parishad".
  2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Dumka, India".
  3. "District Census Handbook Dumka, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand.
  4. "Dumka Population Census 2011". Census Commission of India.
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