Dumka
Dumka is a town in Jharkhand state of India and serves as Nagar Parishad. It is also one of the districts of Jharkhand.
As on December 2024, the current population of Dumka is 58.2 thousands out of which 31 thousands are males and rest 27.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this town is 876 females per 1000 males. There are around 5.4 thousands teenagers in Dumka. It has literacy rate of 80% which means around 46.4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 5.7 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 3.3 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 11 thousands households in Dumka, which means every family has 5 members on average. The town has working population of 16.8 thousands.
Schools
Dumka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Santhal Pargana College, Dumka
- Ra +2 High School Jarmundi
- A. N. Inter College, Dumka
- +2.Zila High School, Dumka
- St. Joseph's School
Hospitals
Dumka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Notional Kathikund
- Health Sub-Center Purana Dumka
- Primary Health Center Asansol
- Community Health Center Gopikandar
- Health Sub-Center Barmasia
Banks
Dumka has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Bhurkunda
- Bank of Baroda Dumka
- Bank of Baroda Dumka, Jharkhand
- Bandhan Bank Dumka
- Bank of India Dumka
Dumka District
Dumka is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand, spread in an area of 3761 square kilometers. It is divided into 10 Subdivisions and 10 blocks. As on 19th December 2024, the current population of Dumka district is 16.17 lakhs, which includes urban population of 1.1 lakhs and rural population of 15.06 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 977 females per 1000 males. There are 3.36 lakhs houses in the district which means every household has around 5 members. There are around 2.19 lakhs teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 51% which means around 8.23 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 7.64 lakhs. Total 97.4 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 6.99 lakhs scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Subdivisions in Dumka district
Dumka district has total 10 Subdivision.
Blocks in Dumka district
Dumka district has total 10 blocks.
Dumka Zilla Panchayat
Joyce Besra is the President (Adhyaksha) of Zilla Panchayat Dumka, who can be contacted at email address zpdumka2014@gmail.com and mobile number 91991xxx87. The office landline number is 06434-29**90. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Dr Sanjay Singh, who can be reached at email address z.pdumka2014@gmail.com and mobile number 70704xxx52. The office address is Zila Parishad Dumka, Dist Dumka, Pincode - 814102. You can reach there by taking a bus till Dumka Bus Stand which is less than a km away. The office has both internet facility and Wi-Fi facility.There are eight computers, one laptop and two printers available for various works.Dumka Zilla Panchayat consists of total 10 Panchayat Samiti.
Dumka Panchayat Samiti
Hemant Hembrom is the President (Block Pramukh) of Panchayat Samiti Dumka, who can be contacted at email address dumpanchayat@gmail.com and mobile number 95465xxx35. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is Hari Sadhan Dutta, who can be reached at email address bdodumka@gmail.com and mobile number 94319xxx98. The Block address is Dumka Block, Pincode - 814101. You can reach there by taking a bus till Dumka bus stop which is around 2 km away. Dumka Panchayat Samiti consists of total 25 Gram Panchayat.