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Mihijam

Town in Jharkhand, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mihijam is a town and a notified area in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[2]

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16km
9.9miles
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Mayurakshi River
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Barakar River
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Massanjore
Dam
D Massanjore Dam
D Massanjore Dam
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Rasikpur
CT Rasikpur (CT)
CT Rasikpur (CT)
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Purana
Dumka
CT Purana Dumka (CT)
CT Purana Dumka (CT)
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Dudhani
CT Dudhani, Dumka (CT)
CT Dudhani, Dumka (CT)
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Karmatanr
CT Karmatanr, Jamtara (CT)
CT Karmatanr, Jamtara (CT)
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Mihijam
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Jamtara
M Jamtara (M)
M Jamtara (M)
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Basukinath
M Basukinath (M)
M Basukinath (M)
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Dumka
M Dumka (M)
M Dumka (M)
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Madhupur
M Madhupur, Deoghar (M)
M Madhupur, Deoghar (M)
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Jasidih
M Jasidih (M)
M Jasidih (M)
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Deoghar
M Deoghar (M)
M Deoghar (M)
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Narayanpur
R Narayanpur, Jamtara (R)
R Narayanpur, Jamtara (R)
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Nala
R Nala, Jamtara (R)
R Nala, Jamtara (R)
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Kundahit
R Kundahit (R)
R Kundahit (R)
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Fatehpur
R Fatehpur, Jamtara (R)
R Fatehpur, Jamtara (R)
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Bindapathar
R Bindapathar (R)
R Bindapathar (R)
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Basudih
R Basudih (R)
R Basudih (R)
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Bagdahari
R Bagdahari (R)
R Bagdahari (R)
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Tongra
R Tongra (R)
R Tongra (R)
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Taljhari
R Taljhari, Dumka (R)
R Taljhari, Dumka (R)
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Shikaripara
R Shikaripara, Dumka (R)
R Shikaripara, Dumka (R)
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Saraiyahat
R Saraiyahat, Dumka (R)
R Saraiyahat, Dumka (R)
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Ranishwar
R Ranishwar, Dumka (R)
R Ranishwar, Dumka (R)
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Ramgarh
R Ramgarh, Dumka (village) (R)
R Ramgarh, Dumka (village) (R)
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Masalia
R Masalia, Dumka (village) (R)
R Masalia, Dumka (village) (R)
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Maluti
R Maluti (R)
R Maluti (R)
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Kathikund
R Kathikund, Dumka (R)
R Kathikund, Dumka (R)
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Jarmundi
R Jarmundi, Dumka (R)
R Jarmundi, Dumka (R)
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Jama
R Jama, Dumka (village) (R)
R Jama, Dumka (village) (R)
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Hansdiha
R Hansdiha (R)
R Hansdiha (R)
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Gopikandar
R Gopikandar, Dumka (R)
R Gopikandar, Dumka (R)
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Sarwan
R Sarwan, Deoghar (village) (R)
R Sarwan, Deoghar (village) (R)
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Sarath
R Sarath, Deoghar (village) (R)
R Sarath, Deoghar (village) (R)
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Palojori
R Palojori, Deoghar (R)
R Palojori, Deoghar (R)
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Mohanpur
R Mohanpur, Deoghar (village) (R)
R Mohanpur, Deoghar (village) (R)
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Margomunda
R Margomunda, Deoghar (R)
R Margomunda, Deoghar (R)
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Karon
R Karon, Deoghar (village) (R)
R Karon, Deoghar (village) (R)
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Devipur
R Devipur, Deoghar (village) (R)
R Devipur, Deoghar (village) (R)
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Sonaraithari
R Sonaraithari, Deoghar (R)
R Sonaraithari, Deoghar (R)
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Chitra
R Chitra, Deoghar (R)
R Chitra, Deoghar (R)
Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
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Location

Mihijam is located at 23.87°N 86.87°E / 23.87; 86.87

Overview

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[3]

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History

In 1922, Mahendranath Gupta lived in Mihijam for nine months.[4]: 64 

Transport

The city has a bus stand in front of the Chittaranjan railway station. The Bus stand hosts many buses either originating or coming from different parts of Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal, Further the Chittaranjan Railway Station helps it connect with almost all of the cities in India directly through train service.The railway station was originally named as Mihijam since 1867, when the Raniganj - Kiul railway route was started, later it was renamed as Chittaranjan on 26.01.1950. Nearest domestic airport is Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Durgapur, 57 kms away.

Other notable details

It is well known for Homeopathy. The Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital of Mihijam affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University Jamtara, Jharkhand, India was the first Homeopathic college in India and hence it is very popular among students.

Languages

Languages spoken in Mihijam Town (2011)[5]
  1. Hindi (48.0%)
  2. Bengali (16.3%)
  3. Bhojpuri (8.41%)
  4. Magadhi (8.05%)
  5. Khortha (7.51%)
  6. Santali (4.21%)
  7. Others (7.47%)
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