Jamtara is a district in Jharkhand State of India. It has a total of 6 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 1,811 sq km. There are 3 towns and 1,161 villages in this district.
As per census Jamtara District has a population of 791,042 in 2011 out of which 404,830 are male and 386,212 are female. Population of Jamtara District in 2020/2021 is 883,032(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 426,312 out of 258,260 are male and 168,052 are female. People living in Jamtara District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 326,631 out of which men are 214,740 and women are 111,891. Total 42,802 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 33,437 are cultivated by men and 9,365 are women. 26,814 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 19,440 and 7,374 are women. Jamtara District sex ratio is 954 females per 1000 of males. Next Jamtara District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 1,811 sq km., 32 sq km is urban and 1779 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 878,057 in the district, 75,746 are in urban area and 715,296 are in rural area. 14,964 households are in urban, 140,311 are in rural area. 54,528 literate people are in urban, 371,784 are in rural area.
Geography of Jamtara
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narayanpur | 163,966 | 83,977 | 79,989 | 28,942 |
| Karmatarn Vidyasagar | 115,266 | 58,937 | 56,329 | 20,572 |
| Jamtara | 202,478 | 104,162 | 98,316 | 39,653 |
| Nala | 134,780 | 68,771 | 66,009 | 28,218 |
| Fatehpur | 89,645 | 45,546 | 44,099 | 18,358 |
| Kundhit | 84,907 | 43,437 | 41,470 | 19,532 |