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Karmatanr (community Development Block)
Karmatar is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district, Jharkhand States and territories of India, state, India. It is located 15 km from Jamtara, the district headquarter. History Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the scholar-social reformer and a key figure in the Bengal Renaissance came to Karmatar in 1873 and spent more than 18 years of his life here. In 1974, the railway station at Karmatar was renamed Vidyasagar. Geography Karmatar is located at . Jamtara district in the south-eastern part of Santhal Pargana division, Santhal Parganas is a rolling upland tract. The Barakar River, Barakar separates it from the Chota Nagpur plateau and the Ajay River, Ajay, flows in from Deoghar district in the west, drains the district, forms the border between Jharkhand and West Bengal for some distance and flows into West Bengal in the east. Karmatanr CD block is bounded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jamtara
Jamtara is a city and a notified area in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of the epynomous district, subdivision and community development block. It is also nicknamed the phishing capital of India. It got this title because there were numerous incidents of phishing across the country whose centre point was there. In the span of two years between April 2015 and March 2017, police from 12 Indian states reportedly made 23 journeys to Jamtara. They did so to investigate cybercrimes — primarily phishing that were emanating from one of the most underdeveloped districts, was responsible for 8 percent of them by some estimates. Those involved had bought luxury SUVs and put up fancy bungalows next to ramshackle cottages. Geography Location Jamtara is located at . It has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet). It is located 250 km from Ranchi, the state capital and 54 km from Dha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karmatanr, Jamtara
Karmatanr is a census town in Karmatanr CD block in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the scholar-social reformer and a key figure in the Bengal Renaissance came to Karmatar in 1873 and spent more than 18 years of his life here. In 1974, the railway station at Karmatar was renamed after him. Geography Location Karmatanr is located at . 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 area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. 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 connectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narayanpur Block
Narayanpur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision in the Jamtara district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 24 km from Jamtara, the district headquarters. Geography Narayanpur is located at . Jamtara district in the south-eastern part of Santhal Parganas is a rolling upland tract. The Barakar separates it from the Chota Nagpur plateau and the Ajay, flows in from Deoghar district in the west, drains the district, forms the border between Jharkhand and West Bengal for some distance and flows into West Bengal in the east. Narayanpur CD block is bounded by Margomunda CD block in Deoghar district on the north, Karmatanr and Jamtara CD blocks on the east, Tundi and Purbi Tundi CD blocks in Dhanbad district on the south, and Gandey CD block on the west. Narayanpur CD block has an area of 282.80 km2. Naryanpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Narayanpur. Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamtara Block
Jamtara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district, Jharkhand state, India. Geography Jamtara is located at . Jamtara district in the south-eastern part of Santhal Parganas is a rolling upland tract. The Barakar separates it from the Chota Nagpur plateau and the Ajay, flows in from Deoghar district in the west, drains the district, forms the border between Jharkhand and West Bengal for some distance and flows into West Bengal in the east. Jamtara CD block is bounded by the Narayanpur and Karmatanr CD blocks on the north, Fatehpur and Nala CD blocks on the east, Salanpur CD block in Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal, on the south, and Nirsa CD block in Dhanbad district on the west. Jamtara CD block has an area of 329.73 km2. Jamtara and Mihijam police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Jamtara. Jamtara CD block has 22 panchayats and 150 villages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarath, Deoghar
Sarath is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Madhupur subdivision of the Deoghar district, Jharkhand state, India. Geography Sarath, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at . It is located 37 km from Deoghar, the district headquarters. Deoghar district, a plateau region, is broadly divided into two sub-micro regions – the Dumka-Godda Uplands and Deoghar Uplands. The Dumka-Godda Uplands covers the north-eastern portion of the district. It has an elevation of above mean sea level. The Deoghar Uplands covers the south-western portion of the district. There are some isolated peaks in the district – Phuljori (2,312 ft), 18 miles from Madhupur, Degaria (1,716 ft), 3 miles from Baidyanath Junction, Patharda (1,603 ft), 8 miles from Madhupur, Tirkut Parvat (2,470 ft), 10 miles from Deoghar on the Dumka-Deoghar Road and some more. Sarath CD block is bounded by Devipur, Sarwan and Sonaraithari CD block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karon, Deoghar
Karon is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Madhupur subdivision of the Deoghar district, Jharkhand state, India. Geography Karon, the eponymous CD block headquarters, is located at . It is located 48 km from Deoghar, the district headquarters. Deoghar district, a plateau region, is broadly divided into two sub-micro regions – the Dumka-Godda Uplands and Deoghar Uplands. The Dumka-Godda Uplands covers the north-eastern portion of the district. It has an elevation of above mean sea level. The Deoghar Uplands covers the south-western portion of the district. There are some isolated peaks in the district – Phuljori (2,312 ft), 18 miles from Madhupur, Degaria (1,716 ft), 3 miles from Baidyanath Junction, Patharda (1,603 ft), 8 miles from Madhupur, Tirkut Parvat (2,470 ft), 10 miles from Deoghar on the Dumka-Deoghar Road and some more. Karon CD block is bounded by Madhupur CD block on the north, Sarath CD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margomunda
Margomunda (also spelled as Margo Munda) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Madhupur subdivision of the Deoghar district, Jharkhand state, India. History Margomunda was created a new block in 2009. Geography Margomunda, the eponymous CD block headquarters, is located at . It is located 45 km from Deoghar, the district headquarters. Deoghar district, a plateau region, is broadly divided into two sub-micro regions – the Dumka-Godda Uplands and Deoghar Uplands. The Dumka-Godda Uplands covers the north-eastern portion of the district. It has an elevation of above mean sea level. The Deoghar Uplands covers the south-western portion of the district. There are some isolated peaks in the district – Phuljori (2,312 ft), 18 miles from Madhupur, Degaria (1,716 ft), 3 miles from Baidyanath Junction, Patharda (1,603 ft), 8 miles from Madhupur, Tirkut Parvat (2,470 ft), 10 miles from Deoghar on the Dumka-Deoghar Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deoghar District
Deoghar district (pronounced, ''Devo ka ghar'') is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Deoghar, the central city of the district, is also its administrative headquarters. This district is known for the Baidyanath Jyotirlinga shrine and is a part of the Santhal Pargana division. Deoghar is a Hindi word meaning abode (‘ghar’) of the Gods and Goddesses (‘dev’). Deoghar is also known as “Baidyanath Dham,” and “Baba Dham,”. History The district was formed on 1 June 1981 by separating it from the former Santhal Pargana district. Geography The Deoghar district is located in western portion of Santhal Parganas. It shares its boundary with Banka and Jamui districts in the north, Dumka in the east, Jamtara in the south, and Giridih in the west. The district extends from 24.0.03' N to 23.0.38' N and from 86.0.28' E to 87.0.04' E; it has an area of 2481 km2. It had a population of people according to the 2011 Census of India. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay River
Ajay (/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a river which flows through the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The catchment area of Ajay River is . See also List of rivers of India This is a list of rivers of India, starting in the west and moving along the Indian coast southward, then northward. Tributary rivers are listed hierarchically in upstream order: the lower in the list, the more upstream. The overall discharge of r ... References * http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=147477 {{Coord, 23, 39, N, 88, 08, E, display=title, region:IN_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki Rivers of Bihar Rivers of Jharkhand Rivers of West Bengal Rivers of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chota Nagpur Plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the basin of the Mahanadi river lies to the south. The total area of the Chota Nagpur Plateau is approximately . Etymology The name ''Nagpur'' is probably taken from Nagavanshis, who ruled in this part of the country. ''Chhota'' (''small'' in Hindi) is the misunderstood name of "Chuita" village in the outskirts of Ranchi, which has the remains of an old fort belonging to the Nagavanshis.Sir John Houlton, ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', pp. 127-128, Orient Longmans, 1949. Formation The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a continental plateau—an extensive area of land thrust above the general land. The plateau has been formed by continental uplift from forces acting deep inside the earth. The Gondwana substrates attest to the plateau's ancient origin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barakar River
The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India. Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, before joining the Damodar near Dishergarh in Asansol, Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It has a catchment area of . The main tributaries, Barsoti and Usri, flow in from the south and north respectively. Apart from the two main tributaries some fifteen medium or small streams join it. The Barakar skirts the northern portion of Parasnath Hills, above sea level, the highest hill in the region, located in Giridih district of Jharkhand and a centre of Jain pilgrimage. Floods The river flows in all fury during the rains in its upper reaches and has washed away two bridges constructed successively on the Grand Trunk Road. The great stone bridge across the river near Barhi, in Hazaribagh district, built around 1848, was washed away in 1913, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
