Dumka District
Dumka, the 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 Birbhum district after the Santal Hool of 1855.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dumka railway station and New Madanpur railway station.
Dumka railway station
Railway station
Dumka railway station is a railway station serving the city of Dumka in Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand on the Jasidih–Rampurhat section.
New Madanpur railway station
Railway station
New madanpur railway station is a railway station on the Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line under the Asansol railway division of the Eastern Railway. It is situated at Babupur, New Madanpur, Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Dumka District
- Also known as: “Dumka”
- Location: Jharkhand, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.3° or 24° 18′ north
Longitude
87.25° or 87° 15′ east
Population
1,320,000
Elevation
139 metres (456 feet)
Abbreviation
“DMK”
Open location code
7MP977X2+X2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Dumka District” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “दुमका”
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