Jamkandar, Shikaripara, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jamkandar


The village Jamkandar is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 35 kilometers away from Jamkandar.

Travel and Communication for Jamkandar


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jamkandar


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Jamkandar is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Jamkandar is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Jamkandar


As per available data from the year 2009, 1128 persons live in 274 house holds in the village Jamkandar. There are 531 female individuals and 597 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.07% and males constitute 52.93% of the total population.

There are 30 scheduled castes persons of which 13 are females and 17 are males. Females constitute 43.33% and males constitute 56.67% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.66% of the total population.

There are 488 scheduled tribes persons of which 236 are females and 252 are males. Females constitute 48.36% and males constitute 51.64% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 43.26% of the total population.

Population density of Jamkandar is 456.68 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jamkandar


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Total area of Jamkandar is 247 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 185.19 ha. About 142.4 ha is un-irrigated area. About 39.7 ha is irrigated area. About 2.8 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 16.7 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 20.2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 20.1 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 5.7 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 3.18 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 13.33 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.75 ha is culturable waste land. About 6.62 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 4.13 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Jamkandar


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Jamkandar.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Ashana, which is less than 5 kms away from Jamkandar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Asanbani, which is 5-10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Shikaripara, which is 5-10 kms away from Jamkandar.

Colleges in Jamkandar


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

Other Educational Facilities in Jamkandar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

Healthcare Facilities in Jamkandar


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Jamkandar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Jamkandar.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Jamkandar.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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