Dumka
| Dumka दुमका |
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| city | |
 Dumka
दुमका 
 Dumka
दुमका |
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| Coordinates: 24°16′N 87°15′E / 24.27°N 87.25°ECoordinates: 24°16′N 87°15′E / 24.27°N 87.25°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,404.02 km2 (1,700.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 47,584 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Other important | Santali, Bengali, Ho |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 814101 |
| Telephone code | 06434 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-04 |
| Sex ratio | 974 ♂/♀ |
| Website | dumka |
| Track gauge | Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
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Dumka, headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a City in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Suri districts after the Santal Hool of 1855. Dumka was carved out of the southern part of Bihar along with 18 other Districts on 15 November, 2000 to form Jharkhand as 28th State of India. Dumka a peaceful and green city is also Sub Capital of Jharkhand State.
There are two theories on how Dumka got its name. The first one suggests that Dumka's name derives from the Santali word sumk for "shunted" or "small," because during the British Raj, it was a small town compared to Suri and Bhagalpur.
The other is that Dumka derives its name from the Persian word damin-i-koh, which means 'skirts (an edge, border or extreme part) of the hills'. The Mughals assigned this name to the town and its vicinity on account of the presence of hillocks and undulating terrain.
1920: Motor cars and buses were introduced.
As of 2011[update] India census, Dumka had a population of 1,321,096. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dumka has an average literacy rate of 62.54%, lower than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy is 75.17% and, female literacy is 49.60%. In Dumka, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.}
Dumka District contains many popular Hindu temples, such as Basukinath, Sirshanath, Maluti Mandir, Shiv Pahar and Dharamsthana. Crowds visit these places during the month of Sawan.
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