Jamuria
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Jamuria Location of Jamuria in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	23°42′N 87°05′E / 23.7°N 87.08°E / 23.7; 87.08Coordinates: 23°42′N 87°05′E / 23.7°N 87.08°E / 23.7; 87.08
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Barddhaman
Municipality Chairman	Baskar
Parliamentary constituency	Asansol
Assembly constituency	Jamuria
Population	129,456 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 111 metres (364 ft)
Website	bardhaman.gov.in/

Jamuria (Bengali: জামুরিয়া) is a city and a municipality in Asansol subdivision of Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[link]

Jamuria is located at 23°42′N 87°05′E / 23.7°N 87.08°E / 23.7; 87.08. It has an average elevation of 111 metres (364 feet).

The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite region. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.^[1]

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

Gram panchayats under Jamuria Panchayat Samiti are: Churulia, Madantore, Hijolgora, Chinchua, Shamalya, Bahdurpur, Dobrana, Kenda, Parasia and Topsi.^[3]

Demographics[link]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[4] 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[link]

It is in the heart of the coal mining zone.^[5] With plenty of coal seams near the surface, illegal mining has been a long-standing problem in the area.^[6] Coal mafias are the teror of this area.

Transport[link]

There is a rail track: Andal-Sonachara-Tapasi-Ikra-Jamuria-Barabani-Chinchuria-Sitarampur,^[7](See Andal-Sainthia Branch Line for route map details).

Education[link]

Jamuria has forty-nine primary, one upper primary, nine secondary and three higher secondary schools.^[8]

References[link]

v t e Cities, towns and locations in Bardhaman District Cities and Towns Asansol subdivision Amkula Asansol Ballavpur Banshra Belebathan Bhanora Colliery Bhanowara Burnpur Chapui Chelad Chittaranjan Jamuria Jemari Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township) Kenda Kulti Kunustara Murgathaul Pangachhiya Parasia Raghunathchak Raniganj Ratibati Rupnarainpur Durgapur subdivision Andal Bahula Baska Bilpahari Bud Bud Chak Bankola Chhora Dalurband Debipur Dhandadihi Dignala Durgapur Haripur Harishpur Kajora Kanksa Kendra Khottamdi Khandra Konardihi Mahira Mandarbani Nabgram Palashban Panagarh Parashkol Prayagpur Ramnagar, Pandaveswar Sankarpur Sarpi Siduli Sirsha Sukdal Ukhra Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision Bardhaman Guskara Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision Memari Kalna subdivision Dhatrigram Gopinathpur Hatsimla Kalna Patuli Srirampur Uttar Goara Katwa subdivision Dainhat Katwa Panuhat Locations other than cities and towns Barakar Churulia Dihika Dishergarh Dwariapur Masagram Monteswar Nabagram Nadanghat Neamatpur Palsit Purbasthali Ramnagar, Kulti Randiha Saktigarh Sitarampur Waria Related topics Bardhaman topics People from Bardhaman district Villages in Bardhaman district Cities, towns and locations in other districts Bankura Birbhum Cooch Behar Dakshin Dinajpur Darjeeling Hooghly Howrah Jalpaiguri Malda Murshidabad Nadia North 24 Parganas Paschim Medinipur Purba Medinipur Purulia South 24 Parganas Uttar Dinajpur West Bengal portal