| Barajamda | |
| Nickname: | Jamda |
| Settlement Type: | Census town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.1647°N 85.4364°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pashchimi Singhbhum |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 7691 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Ho, Santali |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 833221 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 06596 |
| Registration Plate: | JH |
Barajamda is a census town in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
The word Barajamda, meaning "forest region," applies to a forested mountainous plateau region in eastern India. The existence of Barajamda dates at least to the sixteenth century.
India census,[1] Barajamda had a population of 50,590. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Barajamda has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 62% of the males and 38% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Barajamda is fairly known for its mining prospects, its climatic conditions and its booming steel industry.There are a number of renowned companies present here:1) Jindal mines2) Taurian3) Sail4) Sesa goa5) Essel mining6) R J Mills Ltd7) Maa Kali Telecom, Bara Jamda8) Suraj Copier & Internet Cafe, BarajamdaThere are more than 100 mines and 200 crushers.1) Shree treveni Minerals2) M J M minerals Pvt Ltd3) Jagdish ore Pvt Ltd4) Shree Balajee Minerals5) Ja mata Dee Crushers6) Jai Maa Tara Minerals (p) Ltd.7) Gupta Mobile Shop & Business Point Cyber CafeMMTC, Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation is a Government of India Ltd. It is an enterprise that is responsible for the transport of minerals to the international market. It acts as an interface between those mines and the Iron and Steel Industry.
This area is mineral rich - surrounded by iron ore and Manganese ore mines. Maximum mines are in forest area. It is about 20 km from Kiriburu and Meghahatuburu. In local language - Kiriburu means land of Elephants and Meghahatuburu means land of clouds. Bokaro steel plant takes iron ore from Barajamda in Singhbhum and from orissa.
Barajamda may be reached by train from Kolkata / Tatanagar and /or by bus from Bhubaneshwar / Tatanagar / Ranchi (Via Chaibasa).At present, Roads are under Construction and it is advisable to go by Train. Connected by Air (Nearest Airport Barbil abt 7 km). Barajamda is a station on the Tatanagar–Barbil section of Howrah- Tatanagar- Barbil line. Currently there is only one train available from Howrah Junction.Train Name = 12021/12022 Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express