Coordinates: 24.27°N 87.

25°E

Dumka
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 Dumka
of the Bhagalpur and Birbhum district after the Santal Hool of 1855. Dumka was carved out of the Town
southern part of Bihar along with 18 other Districts on 15 November 2000 to form Jharkhand as 28th
State of India. Dumka is a peaceful and green city is also sub-capital of Jharkhand. The nearest
important cities are Rampurhat and Deoghar.
Dumka

Contents
Etymology
History
Population
Demographics
Location in Jharkhand, India
Religion, languages and culture
Geography
Physiography
Climate
Politics
Education Dumka

Tourist places
Maluti temple village
Maluti temple gallery
Masanjore Dam
Kurwa park (Shrishti)
Chutonath
Dharmasthan
MALLS
Dumka (India)
Transport
Coordinates: 24.27°N 87.25°E
Rail
Road Country India
See also State Jharkhand
District Dumka
References
Region Rarh region
Further reading
Government
External links
• Type Municipality
Area
• Total 4,404.02 km2
Etymology (1,700.40 sq mi)
There are two theories on how Dumka got its name. The first one suggests that Dumka's name derives Elevation 137 m (449 ft)
from the Santali word sumk for "shunted" or "small," because during the British Raj, it was a small
Population (2017)
town compared to Rampurhat and Bhagalpur . • Total 47,584
• Density 300/km2 (800/sq mi)
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'. TheMughals assigned this name to the town and its vicinity Languages
on account of the presence of hillocks and undulatingterrain. • Official Hindi, Santali
• Other Bengali
important
History Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Early History: The earlier inhabitants of the present-day district of whom there is same PIN 814101
record, it appears, were thePaharias (for example, the Maler and Sauria Paharias). The Telephone 06434
Greek traveler Megasthenes identified these people asMallis. He referred to the Sauria code
Paharias as savars of Odisha.
Vehicle JH-04
Medieval History: Due to inaccessibility of the area caused by the cliffs of the Rajmahal registration
Hills, it was a place of strategic economic importance, with a fort atTeliagarhi.
 After the 1539 victory ofSher Shah Suri at Chousa, the area fell into the hands of the Sex ratio 974 ♂/♀
Afghans, but it was soon lost to theMughals under Akbar when Hussain Quli Khan was
made viceroy of Bengal. Website dumka.nic.in
British Period (Raj): TheEnglish representative, Dr. Gabriel Bokgliton, procured a
farman from Shah Jahan.
1742-1751: The area of Dumka close to Rajmahal witnessed frequent inroads by the Marathas under Raghoji Bhosle and Peshwa Balaji
Rao.
1745: Raghoji Bhosle entered Rajmahal via the hills and jungles ofSantal Pargana. The early stay of the English was spent in subduing
the Paharias.
1769: Dumka remained aGhatwali police post under Birbhum District of Bengal.
1775: Dumka was transferred toBhagalpur Division.
1865: Dumka was made an independent district after being carved out of Bhagalpur .
1872: Dumka was made headquarters of the whole district of Santal Pargana.
1889: Paul Olaf Bodding started his service in India (Dumka/Benagaria) afterLars Olsen Skrefsrud, and Bodding created the first
alphabet for the Santhals. TheNELC-church was created as aLutheran Church in this area - before the Catholics had established a
mission in this area at all.
1902: The first municipality was established.
1920: Motor cars and buses were introduced.

1952: The Apostolic Prefecture of Malda was erected. In 1962, it was promoted to the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka.
1983: Dumka was made the divisional headquarters of Santhal Pargana.
2000: Dumka became the sub-capital of Jharkhand.
2011: Dumka is connected with the newly built Jasidih - Dumka railway line.
2012: Intercity express to Ranchi started via Jasidih.
2017: Jharkhand opens pilot training center in Dumka
2018: Full 4-lane road from Dudhani to Tata Showroom constructed.

Population

Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[1] 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 5 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.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 5371 which is 11.29 % of total population of Dumka (Nagar Parishad). In Dumka Nagar Parishad, Female Sex
Ratio is of 876 against state average of 948. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Dumka is around 891 compared to Jharkhand state average of 948. Literacy rate
of Dumka city is 89.92 % higher than state average of 66.41 %. In Dumka, Male literacy is around 93.46 % while female literacy rate is 85.87 %.

Religion, languages and culture

Dumka District contains many popular Hindu temples, such as Basukinath, Sirshanath, Maluti
Religion in Dumka (2011)
Mandir, Shiv Pahar and Dharamsthana. Crowds visit these places during the month of Sawan. Religion Percent
Hinduism 88.25%
Chootonath is also very famous place of local KRAM KAND and MUNDAN. Islam 8.46%
Christianity 2.70%
The Catholic minority is served by its ownRoman Catholic Diocese of Dumka. Jainism 0.04%
Others† 0.14%
Besides the national official language Hindi, Santali, Bengali are important.
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhism (0.06%), Buddhism (0.08%).
Geography
Dumka is located at 24.27°N 87.25°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 137 metres (449 feet). The Dumka district has an area of 3716.02 km2 and consists
of only one subdivision, namely, Dumka. Under the Dumka subdivision, there are 10 blocks, namely, Dumka, Gopikander, Jama, Jarmundi, Kathikund,
Maslia, Ramgarh, Ranishwar, Ranibahal, Shikaripara and Saraiyahat.

Physiography
Dumka has a predominantly undulating terrain with hard rocks under the ground. The entire district has a topography with high ridges and valleys bounded
by mountains and rivers. The soil fertility is poor due to extensive erosion, acidity and low retaining capacity
.

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

Climate data for Dumka

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Record high 33.3 35.6 42.8 46.3 48.3 45.2 41.5 38.6 38.1 37.6 35.8 31.2 48.3
°C (°F) (91.9) (96.1) (109.0) (115.3) (118.9) (113.4) (106.7) (101.5) (100.6) (99.7) (96.4) (88.2) (118.9)

Average 25.9 28.9 34.3 38.4 37.5 35.5 32.7 32.5 32.9 33.0 30.5 27.0 32.4
high °C (°F) (78.6) (84.0) (93.7) (101.1) (99.5) (95.9) (90.9) (90.5) (91.2) (91.4) (86.9) (80.6) (90.4)

Average low 10.2 13.2 17.4 22.3 23.9 24.7 24.1 23.7 23.6 21.0 16.0 11.1 19.3
°C (°F) (50.4) (55.8) (63.3) (72.1) (75.0) (76.5) (75.4) (74.7) (74.5) (69.8) (60.8) (52.0) (66.7)

Record low 1.7 1.8 5.8 13.8 14.5 17.8 13.4 16.8 13.8 11.8 4.8 2.8 1.7
°C (°F) (35.1) (35.2) (42.4) (56.8) (58.1) (64.0) (56.1) (62.2) (56.8) (53.2) (40.6) (37.0) (35.1)

Average
9.0 15.0 21.0 35.0 72.0 198.0 343.0 293.0 273.0 116.0 9.0 7.0 1,391
precipitation
(0.35) (0.59) (0.83) (1.38) (2.83) (7.80) (13.50) (11.54) (10.75) (4.57) (0.35) (0.28) (54.77)
mm (inches)

Average
1.5 2.3 2.2 2.8 6.3 11.3 18.9 16.9 14.1 5.7 1.1 0.8 83.9
rainy days

Average
relative 60 53 47 50 60 73 83 83 81 74 65 62 66
humidity (%)

Source: NOAA (1971-1990) [3]

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. However, he had to resign and make way for Arjun Munda (BJP) for the post in 2002 following
pressure exerted by coalition allies primarilyJD(U). Recently, he formed his own party withStephan Marandi, another political leaderof the state.

Shibu Soren is another politician associated with Dumka. His political career has been mired in controversies, starting since Indira Gandhi's prime
ministership. Recently, he was sent to Dumka jail after being convicted of murdering his private secretary Shashinath Jha. But, the Delhi High Court
acquitted him of the murder charge of his private secretary due to lack of evidence. A number of cases are still pending before the Jamtara Session Court
and some of the other courts of the Jharkhand. He is currently holding the place of MP from Dumka constituency, while his son Hemant Soren was
representing Dumka in the Legislative Assembly and is deputy CMof the state.

In 2014, state election BJP coalation got majority in Assembly and Raghubar Das become the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, another politician associated
with Jamsedhpur.

Education
Zila School, National School, Govt. Girls School and Dumka Central School provide education till +2 level. Other reputable schools which provide
education through secondary level are North Valley International School (www.northvalleyinternationalschool.com), St. Joseph's School (Bakshi Bandh
Road), N.E.L.C. Don Bosco School, Decent Children School, Phasidangal, Dumka - Jharkhand with (cbse curriculum from Nur-10th)...,S.S. Vidya-Vihar,
Sido Kanhu High School, St. Teresa High school (for girls) and Holy Child, and St. Joseph's High School
Guhiajori(https://www.facebook.com/st.JosephsSchoolGuhiajori) , Bal Bharti . St. Joseph's high school, holy child and Don Bosco are ICSE schools in
dumka. Now a day dumka has become a education hub .. there are many talented teachers in every field .. be it intermediate or competitive examination
such as Rajesh sir for maths(+2) rantosh sir for competition(ssc) and many more ...

Other schools of similar repute include Ananda Marga School (in Kurwa), Modern Sainik School, Green Mount Academy and New Life Academy (in
Kathikund block). Santhal Pargana College and A. N. College ( Aditya Narayan College) run under the Sido Kanhu Murmu University. S. P. College offers
undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate courses in various disciplines of science, arts and commerce and also have 7 big Hostel for college students .
Recently the B.Ed. course was also introduced. An IGNOU study center provides for distance learning education in various certificate, diploma, graduation
and postgraduate courses. Another well known university isBirsa Agricultural Universitywhich provides technical education related to agriculture.

St. Xavier's College, Maharo Dumka run under the Sido Kanhu Murmu University one of the best undergraduate in Dumka Town. St. Xavier's College,
Maharo Dumka offers B.A,B.Sc,B.Com.BBA andBCA programms.

Recently MSME established a Tools Room near Dumka-Deoghar road, which is a small scale Industry as well as Engineering Institution which deals with
the Tools and Die Manufacturing Branch Equivalent to Mechanical Engineering and Approved by
AICTE, SBTE.
GTRTC (Government Tool Room and Training Centre, Dumka) has been established in 2007 by the Department of Industries, Government of Jharkahnd
with the assistance of Ministry of MSME, Government of India and registered under society act 1860. The centre has training and production wing equipped
with latest range of CNC and conventional machines having the industrial controls procured from global market including CAD/CAM, ultra modern class
rooms with latest teaching aids.

Government Tool Room and Training Centre, Dumka offers various training programmes to meet the wide spectrum of technical manpower required in the
manufacturing sector. The training programmes are designed with optimum blend of theory and practice giving the trainees exposure on the actual jobs and
hands on working experience.

Now Dumka is blessed with a Government Engineering College, the first of its kind ever to be established in the district. The same was being inaugurated
on 25 May 2014, by chief minister Hemant Soren who assured of its carving a niche in arena of technical education.A whooping amount of ₹ 41 crore was
spent by state Science and Technology department towards realism of this dream.Techno India group is entitled to run the institute on public-private
partnership. The very first batch of 2014-2015 session will have a total of 5 branches. The seats allocated for the prescribed branches are:-

BRANCHES SEATS
Computer Science & Engineering 60
Mechanical Engineering 60
Electrical Engineering 60
Electronics & Communication Engineering 60
Civil Engineering 60

Apart from engineering special heed is also given to establish Medical college in the district.Land acquisition for the same is the only problem to be
addressed in order to establish one.Dumka also has a polytechnic institute and an ITI (Industrial Training Institute).This clearly depicts the intention,
towards establishing Dumka as a tech center apart from the conventional mineral center
.

Tourist places

Maluti temple village

Maluti is an ancient temple village of Dumka District underShikaripara police station. it is located near the border of W
est Bengal and Jharkhand State. Lots
of Shiva, Bishnu, Durga Terracotta temples are there.

Maluti temple gallery

Maluti Maluti Temple Malooti mandir Malooti mandir Malooti mandir

teracotta
temple

Malooti mandir Malooti mandir Malooti mandir

Masanjore Dam
 Masanjore is a picnic spot situated 30 km to the Dumka town in Dumka District of Jharkhand. This small
village is about 30 km south of Dumka. The Masanjore dam on the Mayurakshi River is a major 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
Masanjore dam was commissioned in 1955. That's why 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
Massanjore Dam at Dumka
(50 km), Tarapith (70 km), Rampurhat (62 km) and Deoghar (98 km).

Kurwa park (Shrishti)

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.

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 GoddessKali, during the Durga puja 7 days special puja is organised here.

MALLS
There are five malls in Dumka

1. V-Mart
2. M-Bazar
3. 1-India Family Mart
4. Bazaar India
5. V2

Transport

Rail
[]

However, in July 2011, Dumka was connected to Jasidih with the newly built Jasidih -
Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
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. There is also Track gauge Broad-gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ongoing work on a new railway line, which will connect Dumka to Bhagalpur (Bihar in km from Howrah–Delhi main line
coming years. 18619/Ranchi - Dumka Intercity Express terminates here. 0 Jasidih Junction
6 Deoghar
7 to Banka Junction
Road 14 Nowadih
Dumka is connected by road to the neighboring cities such as Deoghar, Bhagalpur, Jharkhand–Bihar border
Dhanbad, Rampurhat. Buses are the preferred mode of transport and are run by both 25 Chandan
government agencies and private operators. Dumka has good connectivity to neighboring to Banka Junction
districts with buses. There is a luxury night bus service between Dumka - Ranchi and ---------------------------------
11 State Highway 6
Kolkata. The road network of Dumka is very well maintained.
16 Mohanpur
Trukati Hills 392m
See also 26 Ghormara
40 Chandanpahari
Dumka District
49 Basukinath
Jharkhand
59 Jama
64 State Highway 6
References 65 to Bhagalpur
71 Baraplasi
 1. "Dumka Population Census 2011"(http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/8 82 Nonihat
01791-dumka-jharkhand.html). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 89 Kurmahat
2017-07-20. 100 Hansdiha
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dumka(http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/ 109 Kumradol
Dumka.html) Jharkhand–Bihar border
3. "Dumka Climate Normals 1971-1990"(ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/W 115 Pandetola
MO-Normals/RA-II/IN/42599.TXT). National Oceanic and Atmospheric 124 Mandar hill
Administration. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
128 Mandar Vidyapith Halt
133 Panjwara Road
Further reading to Banka
4 Telia
Verma, K. K., Alvi, N. M., Lal, B. B., & India. 1981).
( Special survey reports 8 Murahara
on selected towns: Series 4. Delhi: Controller of Publications.
15 Banka
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External links 138 Barahat
142 Punsia
Official Site 149 Dhauni
Tourist Places in Dumka 155 Sanjha
Santal-Tribes of Dumka 160 Tikani
Media coverage of Engg college in Dumka.
165 Hatpuraini
Tools Room and Training Centre(GTRTC) Dumka
166 Gani Dham Halt
168 Kollikhutaha
176 Bhagalpur
to Sahibganj Loop
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65 Madanpur Halt
72 Dumka
77 Kurwa
90 Barmasia
97 Sikaripara
110 Harinsing
Jharkhand–West Bengal border
117 Pinargaria
124 Adalpahari
136 Rampurhat
to Sahibganj loop

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