| Voice of Jamui : Ram
Dulari Sah
Jamui is a very backward district. Poverty is the main issue we
are facing.
Women do not get most of the facilities. They have to go through
lot of difficulties.
We want government to provide us with water and electricity. Due
to shortage of water and electricity there are many lands which
have become barren. If this barenness can be removed then it will
be of great help.
There are no proper schools.
Jamui District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 3098.0 Km2
Population in Jamui (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1756078
Male : 914368
Female : 841710
Under 6 population
Total : 313455
Male : 160287
Female : 153168
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 27175
In seeing : 12438
In speech : 2098
In hearing : 1333
In movement : 8230
Mental : 3076
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 141
Sex Ratio Rank : 205
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 348 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 558 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
District affected by Left Wing Extremism
Brief About Jamui District
At a Glance
Jamui was formed as a District on 21st February, 1991 as a result
of its separation from Munger. It is located at a Longitude of 86º-13'E
and the latitude is 24º-55'N.
Density
There are approximately 401 people per sq. km.
Literacy
The average literacy figures for Jamui stands at 42.74%. (Male
- 52.91%, Female - 26.79%)
Historical Perspective
Various literatures indicate the fact that Jamui was known as
Jambhiyaagram. According to Jainism, the 24th Tirthankar lord Mahavir
got divine knowledge in Jambhiyagram situated on the bank of river
named Ujjihuvaliya. Another place of a divine light of Lord Mahavir
was also traced as "Jrimbhikgram "on the bank of Rijuvalika river
which resembles Jambhiyagram Ujjhuvaliya.
The Hindi translation of the words Jambhiya and
Jrimbhikgram is Jamuhi which is doveloped in the recent time as
Jamui. With the prassage of time, the river Ujhuvaliya /Rijuvalika
is supposed to be deoveloped as the river Ulai and as such both
the place are still found in Jamui . The Ulai river is still flowing
nearby Jamui. The old name of Jamui has been traced as Jambhubani
in a copper plate which has been kept in Patna Musuem. This plate
clarifies that in the 12th century, Jambudani was nothing but today's
Jamui. Thus, the two ancient names as Jambhiyagram and Jambubani
prove that this district was important as a religious place for
Jains and it was also a place of Gupta dynasty in the 19th century,
the historian Buchanan also visited this place in 1811 and found
the historical facts. According to other historians Jamui was also
famous in the era of Mahabharata.
According to available literature, Jamui was related
to Gupta and Pala rulers before 12th century. But after that this
place became famous for Chandel rulers. Prior to Chandel Raj, this
place was ruled by Nigoria, who was defeted by Chandels and the
dynasty of Chandels founded in 13th century. The kingdom of Chandels
spread over the whole of Jamui. Thus Jamui has a glorious history.
Geographical Setup :
The topography of the district is of diverse nature. Some parts
are hilly and some are plain areas. Chakai, Sono, Jhajha, Khaira,
Giddhour and Jamui Blocks are having a bulk of hilly terrain. The
total geographical area of the district is 3,122.80 square km. The
cultivable land is 3,05,289 hectare out of which, 76,955 hectare
is under cultivation. The non cultivable land is 1,49,602 hectare,
whereas the forest cover is 38,685.49 hectare. The climate of the
district is also of diverse nature because in some parts, it is
very healthy and pleasant whereas some areas face extremes of the
climate. The average annual rainfall of the district is 1,102.9
mm. In summer, the average maximum temperature is 41ºC and avg.
minimum is 28ºC and in winters it is 27ºC and 13ºC respectively.
The major rivers flowing in the district are Kiul, Burnar, Sukhnar,
Nagi, Nakti, Ulai and Bunbuni.
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