Taljhari, Dumka Explained

Taljhari
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:24.4239°N 86.9174°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dumka
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:342
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Jarmundi#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:814120
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06431
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Godda
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Jarmundi

Taljhari is a village in the Jarmundi CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Taljhari is located at 24.4239°N 86.9714°W.

Area

Taljhari has an area of .[1]

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.[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Taljhari had a total population of 342, of which 188 (55%) were males and 154 (45%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 38. The total number of literate persons in Taljhari was 304 (70.72% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Taljhari.[3]

Transport

Ghormara railway station, on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line, is located nearby.[4]

Education

Government High School Taljhari is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1911. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B. Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 6 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas. P.C.. Roychoudhury . Chapter I: General . Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965 . 10 November 2020.
  3. Web site: District Police Profile - Dumka. Jharkhand Police. 6 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Rampurhat-Jasidih Passenger. Time Table . IndiaRailInfo. 7 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Government HS Taljhari . Schools.org.in . 6 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Education District Dumka, Government of Jharkhand India . 2023-11-28 . en-US.