Taljhari, Dumka

Taljhari
Village
Taljhari
Location in Jharkhand, India
Taljhari
Taljhari (India)
Coordinates: 24°25′26″N 86°55′03″E / 24.423944°N 86.917389°E / 24.423944; 86.917389
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
342
Languages (*For language details see Jarmundi#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814120
Telephone/ STD code06431
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJarmundi
Websitedumka.nic.in

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

16km
9.9miles
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Ajay River
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Massanjore
Dam
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Rasikpur
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Purana
Dumka
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Dudhani
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Karmatanr
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Mihijam
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Jamtara
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Basukinath
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Dumka
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Madhupur
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Jasidih
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Deoghar
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Narayanpur
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Nala
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Kundahit
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Fatehpur
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Bindapathar
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Basudih
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Bagdahari
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Tongra
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Taljhari
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Shikaripara
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Saraiyahat
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Ranishwar
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Ramgarh
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Masalia
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Maluti
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Kathikund
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Jarmundi
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Jama
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Hansdiha
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Gopikandar
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Sarwan
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Sarath
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Palojori
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Mohanpur
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Margomunda
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Karon
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Devipur
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Sonaraithari
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Chitra
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,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Taljhari is located at 24°25′26″N 86°58′17″E / 24.423944°N 86.971389°E / 24.423944; 86.971389.

Area

Taljhari has an area of 79.61 hectares (196.7 acres).[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]

References

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