District Profile

Jamui is a district among 38 districts of Bihar state, India. The district was formed on 21 February 1991, when it was separated from Munger district. It is located at a longitude of 86° 13'E and the latitude is 24° 55'N.

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 Jamui is one of the 38 districts of Bihar. It is in Munger commissionery of Bihar. The district headquarter is well connected to railways and roadways. The district has so many historic and tourist places spread in different blocks.

 

 

Jamui district

District of Bihar

Location of Jamui district in Bihar

Location of Jamui district in Bihar

Country

India

State

Bihar

Headquarters

Jamui

Government

 • Lok Sabha constituencies

Jamui

Area

 • Total

3,122 km2(1,205 sq mi)

Population

 (2011)

 • Total

1,756,078

 • Density

560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)

Demographics

 • Literacy

62.16 per cent

 • Sex ratio

921

Time zone

UTC+05:30 (IST)

Average annual precipitation

1102 mm

 

Geography

Jamui district occupies an area of 3,098 square kilometres (1,196 sq mi),[4] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Yamdena Island.[5] The district has untapped reserves of resources including mica, coal, gold and iron ore.Situated along the Bihar-Jharkhand border, Jamui is dotted with hills and the small retreat town of Simultala falls within the Jhajha block, on the main Delhi-Howrah rail line. The town of Gidhaur, situated 17 kilometres (11 mi) away was the seat of kings during the British Raj and many buildings from the period still survive. Minto Tower in Gidhaur is a prime example of architecture from the period.

Tourism

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Lachhuar Jain Mandir

Jain Mandir Lachhuar:This is a large and old rest house(Dharmsala) of 65 rooms constructed for the Jain Pilgrims. There is a Mandir of Lord Mahavira inside the Dhamsala. The idol in this temple is more than 2,600 years old. This black stone idol is of weighs around 250 kg.[6] This is situated on the way of kshatriya Kund Gram, the birthplace of Lord Mahavira. This place is located in Sikandra Block which is approx 20 km. west from Jamui District Headquarter.

Giddheswar Temple: Temple of lord Shiva situated on the top of stone boulders. It 15 km south from the district headquarter.

Simultalla hill station:This place is supposed to be the Tapo-Bhumi of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa, who founded Tara Math of Devi Bhagvati.

Kali Mandir Malaypur:Temple of goddess Kali is situated at village Malaypur, block Barhat. A festival known as Kali Mela is held every year at this place. The temple is just near by the Railway station, Jamui.

Minto Tower Gidhaur:Minto tower was built by the Maharaja of Gidhaur in 1909 to commemorate the visit of the then British Viceroy Lord Irwin to Gidhaur. It is in the middle of Gidhaur Market on the main Jamui-Jhajha state highway.

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Minto Tower Gidhaur

Patneswar Mandir:This temple of lord Shiva is situated on the way of Station Road Jamui. It is about 5 km north from the district headquarter Jamui.

Maa netula temple This is a temple of Maa Ambe Situated at village kumar, block sikandra. It is about 26 km west form the district headquarter jamui bihar.

Bhim Bandh: It is located between Lakshmipur and Haveli Kharagpur Jungle. Here the visitors find many source of hot water. This is a picnic spot in winter season from October to February.[citation needed]

Shiv Mandir: It is situated in Harla jury of Lakshmipur block. It is a temple of lord Shiva in Lakshmipur block. It is about 500m southward from Lakshmipur market.

Kali Mandir Lakshmipur: Temple of goddess Kali is situated in Harla jury of Lakshmipur block. A temple of goddess Kali in this block. It is about 600m southward from Lakshmipur main market.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Jamui one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[7] It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[7]

Administrative units

  1. No. of Police District 1
  2. No. of Sub-Divisions 1
  3. No. of Police Sub-Divisions 2
  4. No. of Blocks 10
  5. No. of Circles 10
  6. No. of Police Stations 12
  7. No. of Panchayats 153
  8. No. of Villages 1,528

Blocks[edit]

Subdivision

Block

No. Of Panchayat

No. of Villages

Jamui

Jamui

12

081
 

Khaira

22

120
 

Sikandra

14

068
 

Islamnagar Aliganj

13

069
 

Laxmipur

13

082
 

Gidhaur

08

020
 

Barhat

09

043
 

Sono

19

250
 

Chakai

23

600
 

Jhajha

20

197
 

Total

153

1530

[9]

Demographics

Religions in Jamui District

Religion

    

Percent

  

Hindus

 

80.67%

Muslims

 

18.36%

Christian

 

0.48%

Not Stated

 

0.27%

Others

 

0.20%

Sikh

  

0.01%

Buddhist


 

    

 

 

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