Dumri subdivision

Dumri subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Giridih district in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Dumri subdivision Dumari subdivision
Subdivision
Dumri subdivision Location in West Bengal, India Show map of Jharkhand Dumri subdivision Dumri subdivision (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.991528°N 86.004306°E / 23.991528; 86.004306
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Headquarters	Dumri
Government
• Type	Representative democracy
Area
• Total	820.15 km2 (316.66 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	335,521
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	giridih.nic.in

History

Dumri subdivision was created in March 2014.^[1]

16km
9.9miles

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I

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A

R

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Jharkhand
Dham

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Mirzaganj

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Lokainayanpur

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Sakri River

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Jamunia
River

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Barakar
River

CT

Telodih

CT

Sirsia

CT

Pertodih

CT

Paratdih

CT

Maheshmunda

CT

Jamtara

CT

Isri

CT

Dhanwar

CT

Dandidih

CT

Barki Saraiya

CT

Akdoni Khurd

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Giridih coalfield

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Usri Falls

H

Kharagdiha

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Madhuban

H

Pareshath Hill

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Shikharji

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Giridih

R

Tisri

R

Taratanr

R

Suriya

R

Pirtand

R

Hirodih

R

Khukhra

R

Khori Mahua

R

Jamua

R

Hesla

R

Gawan

R

Gandey

R

Dumri

R

Deori

R

Birni

R

Bhelwaghati

R

Bengabad

R

Bagodar

R

Nimiaghat

R

Ahilyapur

   

Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Subdivisions

Giridih district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km2 (2001)	Population (2011)	Rural Population % (2011)	Urban Population % (2011)
Dumri	Dumri	820.15	335,521	95.23	4.77
Giridih Sadar	Giridih	1148.64	700,855	93.17	6.83
Bagodar-Saria	Suriya	864.04	476,613	96.02	3.98
Khori Mahuwa	Khori Mahua	2020.73	932,485	98.95	1.05

Police stations

Police stations in Dumri subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:^[7][8]

Police station	Area covered km2	Municipal town	CD Block
Dumri	n/a	-	Dumri -
Nimiyaghat	n/a	-	Dumri
Pirtand	n/a	-	Pirtand
Khukhra	n/a	-	Pirtand

Blocks

Community development blocks in Dumri subdivision are:^[7][9][10]

CD Block	Headquarters	Area km2	Population (2011)	SC %	ST %	Hindus %	Muslims %	Literacy Rate %	Census Towns
Dumri	Dumri	427.33	179,114	10.42	10.20	74.58	22.86	63.55	Isri and Jamtara
Pirtand	Pirtand	392.82	87,204	9.30	44.88	80.05	8.33	47.22	-

Education

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Giridih district.:^[11]

Subdivision	Primary School		Middle School		High School		Higher Secondary School		General College, Univ		Technical / Professional Instt		Non-formal Education
	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student
Dumri	342	43,033	209	18,561	27	8,901	4	6,673	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khori Mahuwa	905	133,026	508	49,979	73	24,318	8	13,067	1	1,568	-	-	-	-
Bagodar Saria	333	54,217	225	23,670	53	11,943	3	2,817	-	-	-	-	-	-
Giridih Sadar	590	80,952	314	33,912	50	19,187	6	11,701	2	7098	5	447	-	-
Giridih district	2,170	311,228	1,256	126,122	203	64,349	21	34,258	3	8,676	5	447	-	-

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Dumri subdivision:

• Parashnath Mahavidyalaya was established at Isri Bazar in 1985. Affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University it offers bachelor’s courses in arts, science and commerce.^[12]
• Jharkhand College was established at Dumri in 1985. It is affiliated with Vinoba Bhave University. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.^[13][14]

External links

• Parashnath Hills travel guide from Wikivoyage