Jainagar, Ramgarh Explained

Jainagar
Other Name:Jai Nagar
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:23.6567°N 85.3225°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ramgarh
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2.729
Population Total:5347
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Patratu (community development block)#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:829118
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:0651
Registration Plate:JH
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Hazaribagh
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Ramgarh

Jainagar (also written as Jai Nagar or Jay Nagar) is a census town in the Patratu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Jainagar is located at 23.6567°N 85.3225°W.

Area overview

Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield, Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas).[1] "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own… The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours."[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jai Nagar had a total population of 5,347, of which 2,806 (52%) were males and 2,541 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 803. The total number of literate persons in Jai Nagar was 4,544 (73.81% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ramgarh, Jainagar covered an area of 2.729 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 9 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, uncovered wells,overhead tanks. It had 964 domestic electric connections, 15 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 5 hospitals, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 4 family welfare centres, 6 maternity and child welfare centres, 4 maternity homes, 50 nursing homes, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 7 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Patratu 4 km away. Two important commodities it produced were saria and coal. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks.[4]

Transport

There is a station at Patratu on the Barkakana-Son Nagar line.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII A. Pages 7-8: Physiography, Drainage, Pages 8-11: Minerals and mining. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 9 February 2021.
  2. Book: Prasad, Ram Chandra . 2003 . Bihar . registration . New Delhi . National Book Trust, India . 5 . 81-237-0151-9.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 369011, page 82. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 6 February 2021.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook Ramgarh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Pages 227-237. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand . 3 February 2021.
  5. Web site: Barkakna-Dehri on Son Passenger. Time Table . IndiaRailInfo. 6 February 2021.