Jamuria

Jamuria is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation[1]

Jamuria
Neighbourhood in Asansol
Jamuria is located in West Bengal
Jamuria
Jamuria
Location in Asansol, West Bengal, India
Jamuria is located in India
Jamuria
Jamuria
Jamuria (India)
Coordinates: 23.7°N 87.08°E / 23.7; 87.08
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
CityAsansol
Municipal CorporationAsansol Municipal Corporation
AMC wardsWard Nos. 1 to 12 & 32
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyAsansol Municipal Corporation
Elevation
111 m (364 ft)
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyAsansol
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJamuria
Websitepaschimbardhaman.co.in

Geography
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Cities and towns in the eastern portion of Asansol Sadar subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, R: Rural centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Jamuria is located at 23.7°N 87.08°E / 23.7; 87.08. It has an average elevation of 111 metres (364 feet).

In recent times various small and medium industries have been set up in and around the town which mainly includes small iron and cement industries.

Singaran, a small stream about 35 km long has its origin near Ikra in the Jamuria area, flows past Topsi and Andal and joins the Damodar near Waria.[2]

Gram panchayats under Jamuria Panchayat Samiti are: Churulia, Madantore, Hijolgora, Chinchuria, Shyamla, Bahadurpur, Dobrana, Kenda, Parasia and Topsi.[3]

Urbanisation

As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[4] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).

Asansol Municipal Corporation

According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[5]

Police station

Jamuria police station has jurisdiction over Jamuria CD Block and parts of Asansol Municipal Corporation. The area covered is 96 km2 and the population covered is 310,000.[6][7]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Jamuria municipal area plus outgrowth had a total population of 149,220, of which 77,379 (52%) were males and 71,841 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 19,526. The total number of literates in Jamuria was 92,930 (86.91% of the population over 6 years).[8]

*For language details see Jamuria (community development block)#Language and religion

As of 2001 India census,[9] Jamuria had a population of 129,456. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jamuria has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 47%. In Jamuria, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

It is in the heart of the coal mining zone.[10] With plenty of coal seams near the surface, illegal mining has been a long-standing problem in the area.[11] In recent times, various small industries have mushroomed which have provided employment to local unskilled people. There are four notable banks operating in the area with Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Bank of India and HDFC Bank catering to most of the local people.

Transport

There is a rail track: Andal-Sonachara-Tapasi-Ikra-Jamuria-Barabani-Chinchuria-Sitarampur,[12]

The only other public transport are the buses that runs in Jamuria-Raniganj route, Jamuria-Asansol route and the Jamuria-Haripur route.

There is also a regular bus service to Kolkata, capital city of West Bengal every morning and return bus from Kolkata in the evening.

Education

Jamuria has forty-nine primary, one upper primary, nine secondary and three higher secondary schools.[13]

  • Asansol travel guide from Wikivoyage

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p34
  3. "List of Pradhan of Gram Panchayats, District: Bardhaman" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. "The Kolkata Gazette" (PDF). Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  7. "Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate". Find your police station. Asansol Durgapur Police. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. "2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  10. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 666
  11. The Telegraph 21 May 2005
  12. Eastern Railway – Asansol Division Archived 2007-08-31 at the Wayback Machine See Schematic Diagram under the heading ‘About Us’
  13. 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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