Jamtara is a village located in the

Ausgram II Ausgram II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Pandu Rajar Dhibi In 1962, excavation were initiated at ...

CD Block in

Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview The uneven laterite territory found in the western part of Paschim Bardhaman district extends up to ...

of the

Purba Bardhaman district Purba Bardhaman district is in West Bengal. Its headquarters is in Bardhaman. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after the division of the previous Bardhaman district. Great revolutionary Rash Behari Bose was born in village Subaldaha in the district ...

, in

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Geography

Location

Jamtara is located at .

Urbanisation

73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district. The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Jamtara had a total population of 3,283 of which 1,688 (51%) were males and 1,595 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 357. The total number of literates in Jamtara was 1,988 (67.94% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

State Highway 14 (West Bengal) State Highway 14 (West Bengal) is a state highway in West Bengal, India. Route SH 14 originates from junction with NH 14 at Dubrajpur and passes through Ilambazar, Debipur, Kanksa, Panagarh, Mankar, Amrargar, Jamtara, Dwariapur, Guskara, Bal ...

running from Budbud to Gushkara passes through Jamtara.

Healthcare

Jamtara block primary health centre at Jamtara, PO Amragar (with 15 beds) is the main medical facility in Ausgram II CD block. There are primary health centres at Amarpur PO Aduria (with 6 beds), Bahadurpur, PO Abhirampur (with 4 beds), Bhatkunda (with 4 beds), Bhedia (with 10 beds) and Ramnagar (with 6 beds). In 2012, the average monthly patients attending Jamtara BPHC were 5,390 and average monthly admissions were 146. It handled 1,401 annual emergency admissions. See also - Healthcare in West Bengal

References

{{Purba Bardhaman District Villages in Purba Bardhaman district