Dumka
City in Jharkhand, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the city in Jharkhand, India. For its namesake district, see Dumka district. For its namesake subdivision, see Dumka Sadar subdivision. For its namesake community development block, see Dumka (community development block).
For other uses, see Dumka (disambiguation).
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 28th State of India. Dumka is a peaceful and green city and also sub-capital of Jharkhand. The nearest important cities are Rampurhat and Deoghar.
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City | |
Coordinates: 24.42°N 87.34°E / 24.42; 87.34 | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Dumka |
Division | Santhal Pargana |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Sunil Soren (BJP) |
• Member of Legislative Assembly, Jharkhand | Basant Soren (JMM) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,404.02 km2 (1,700.40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 47,584 |
• Density | 300/km2 (800/sq mi) |
Languages (*For language details see Dumka (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu, Santali |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 814101 |
Telephone code | 06434 |
Vehicle registration | JH-04 |
Sex ratio | 974 ♂/♀ |
Website | dumka |
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