Jamalpur, Bihar
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 Jamalpur
Location in Bihar, India
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| Coordinates: 25°18′N 86°30′E / 25.3°N 86.5°ECoordinates: 25°18′N 86°30′E / 25.3°N 86.5°E | |
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Munger |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Jamalpur Municipal Council |
| Area | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 4 km (2 mi) |
| • Width | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Population (2011) | 105,221 |
| • Rank | 15th in Bihar |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Jamalpurites |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi language |
| • Spoken | Angika, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Hindi, Maithili, Urdu |
| Literacy | |
| • Total | 87.38% |
| • Male | 92.58% |
| • Female | 81.40% |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 811214 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-08 |
| Sex ratio | 871 females per 1000 males ♂/♀ |
| Website | www |
Jamalpur is a town in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated 8 km from Munger city center. Jamalpur is a part of Munger-Jamalpur twin cities.
The name Jamalpur literally means Jamal (beautiful) pur (town). Jamalpur is best known for the Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop, which employs over 25,000 people at its training institution, The Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. The town was established in 1862 during the British Raj, with the Railways Institute forming its cultural hub.
The paleolithic site of "Kali Pahar", atop Jamalpur Hill, was the location of an important find of quartzite Early and Middle Stone Ages implements.
Jamalpur is located at 25°18′51″N 86°29′22″E / 25.314236°N 86.489525°E at an average elevation of 151 metres (495 ft).
The suburb is a part of Munger city. The city centre of Munger is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Jamalpur area of Munger city. There is a road as well as a rail link throughout these areas, the rail link has been completed recentlyMunger Ganga Bridge. Jamalpur is an overnight rail or road journey from Kolkata.
The nearest airport is Munger Airport near Safiyabad area of the Munger city.The nearest commercial domestic airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna, 199 kilometres (124 mi) away. The nearest international airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, 460 kilometres (290 mi) from Jamalpur on NH80.
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