Jhumri Tilaiya
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Jhumri Telaiya झुमरीतिलैया |
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 Jhumri Telaiya
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| Coordinates: 24°25′48″N 85°31′12″E / 24.43000°N 85.52000°ECoordinates: 24°25′48″N 85°31′12″E / 24.43000°N 85.52000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Koderma |
| Tehsil | Koderma |
| Elevation | 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 87,867 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Postal Index Number | 825409 |
| STD Code | 6534 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-JH |
| Vehicle registration | JH12 |
Jhumri Telaiya is a town in the Koderma District of Jharkhand, India. It is situated in the Damodar Valley. Alternative English transliterations of the town's name include Jhumri Tilaiya, Jhumari Talaiya, and Jhumri Tilaiya.
Jhumri is the name of the original village in the area, which is now located in the city. The word "Telaiya" is the Hindi language word for a small lake (the Tilaiya Dam reservoir). Jhumari is also said to be a local folk dance.
Jhumri Telaiya was once a major mica mining center, Also known as Abrak (Hindi of Mica) Nagri. While laying a railroad through Kodarma in the 1890s, the British first discovered vast mica deposits in the region. Mining activities started soon after and many mining houses were established. CH Private Ltd. of Chattu Ram Bhadani and Horil Ram Bhadani. The further generations of the duo could not repeat their success and the company suffered huge losses. They were later found out to be involved in corruption cases which involved grabbing farmers land unlawfully by taking advantage of their Zamindari status. After Zamindari system was abolished by the government, the duo were sent to jail, but were however released after a short while because of lack of evidence. After death of Chattu Ram Bhadani, his wife Chaatihui bhadani married the servant of the house Mahalingam Charmkar. Mahalingam Charmkar renamed the company to Rising Mahalingam Private Ltd. With his never ending efforts he revived the company. However, he gives the credit of the Rising Mahalingam to Chatihui Bhadani who helped him in every part of his rising. Before CH, there was another major company controlled by the father and son duo of Chamari ram Kapsime and Sitaram Kapsime.
Prosperous businessmen built huge mansions in Jhumri Telaiya. Till the late 1960s, Mercedes and Porsche cars, and thoroughbreds from Arabia used to be common in Jhumri Taliya. The city once boasted of most number of phone connections and phone calls made in India. Most of the mica business, was moved to the government-owned corporations sometime in 1973-74 through a government venture called as Bihar Mica Syndicate which was having Mica mines in Sapahi, 40 km from Jhumri Telaiya. This government venture was renamed to Bihar State Mineral Development Corporation (BSMDC), which is now known as Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation.
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