Jhumri Tilaiya

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Jhumri Tilaiya
State - District(s)	Jharkhand - Kodarma
Area
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	69,444 -

Jhumri Tilaiya is a town situated in the north-western region of Koderma District in Jharkhand, India. It is one of the only two towns in the Koderma district, the other being Koderma^[1]. It is situated in the Damodar Valley. Alternative spellings include Jhumri Telaiya and Jhumri Talaiya.

1 History
- 1.1 Vividh Bharati
2 Geography
- 2.1 Telaiya dam and reservoir
3 Administration
4 Transport
5 Facilities
6 Events
7 Demographics
8 Educational institutes
9 Culture
10 References
11 External links

[edit] History

Jhumri Tilaiya was once a major mica mining centre. While laying a railroad through Koderma in 1890s, the British first discovered vast mica deposits in this region^[2]. Mining activities started soon after and many mining houses set up business in this region. The biggest mica mining house was CH Private Ltd, started by Chattu Ram Bhadani and Horil Ram Bhadani. Prosperous businessmen built huge mansions in Jhumri Tilaiya. Mercedes and Porsche cars, and thoroughbreds from Arabia used to be common in Jhumri Tilaiya. The town once boasted of most number of phone connections and phone calls made in India^[2]. Most of the mica used to be exported to USSR, for space and military equipment. With the dissolution of the USSR and the discovery of a synthetic substitute for mica, the mining activity declined in 1990s^[1]. The huge mansions belonging to the mine owners, sprawling over acres of land, can still be found in the town. Mica Kings, which controlled the largest share of mica mining and export activity in the world at a time, is still active in Jhumri Tilaiya ([2006]).

[edit] Vividh Bharati

Jhumri Tilaiya was originally a sleepy mining town, which became famous in India due to its connection with Vividh Bharati programmes. When television channels and FM radio stations were not common, Vividh Bharati radio programmes were very popular in India. A large number of song requests for the Vividh Bharati programmes would come from Jhumri Tilaiya^[1]. Youngsters in the town would compete on who sent out the most song requests in a day or month. Almost all Vividh Bharati Radio listeners were aware of the name of this town. Some people used to doubt the existence of Jhumri Tilaiya, thinking of it as an imaginary place^[1].

[edit] Geography

Jhumri Tilaiya is situated about six kilometers from Koderma, close to Bodh Gaya. The entire town is divided by the grand cord line which passes through the middle of the town.

[edit] Telaiya dam and reservoir

Telaiya dam is the first dam and hydro-electric power station constructed by the Damodar Valley Corporation across Damodar River. The dam is 1200 ft long and 99 ft high. The Telaiya reservoir is spread over 36 sq km area . There are many educational institutes within the vicinity of Telaiya dam. The most famous of them is Sainik School ( Army School ) Telaiya. The entire area is surrounded by lush green vegetataion. This is a ideal place for a picnic. ^[3]. The main objective of the dam was controlling floods. There is a hydroelectric power station, which a capacity of 4MW. The dam and its surroundings are also a tourist attraction.

The reservoir was stocked with 181449 fingerlings of mrigal, 103480 fingerlings of rohu and 27211 fingerlings of catla fish in the year [1968]. This heavy stocking did not affect the fishery until 1970-71, largely due to the presence of the predatory catfish. Other predatory fish species such as Notopterus chitala and Barilius bola were also common^[1].

[edit] Administration

Jhumri Tilaiya is situated in the Kodarma block of the district. The PIN code of Jhumri Tilaiya is 825409.

[edit] Transport

The nearest railway station is at Koderma, which is connected to Delhi, Kolkata, and Bhubaneswar. Buses, jeeps, and three wheelers connect Jhumri Tilaiya to Koderma. The nearest airport is Ranchi (122 km). Bokaro (87 km) is another nearby railway station. The highway that crosses Jhumri Telaiya is popularly known as Ranchi Patna Road .

[edit] Facilities

Medical

Parvati Clinic
Durga Pali Clinic
Raj Nursing Home
Shiv-Parvati Home
City Nursing Home

Others

Lions Club of Jhumri Tilaiya
Rotary Club of jhumri Telaiya

[edit] Events

The Nirankari Regional-level Samagam for Bihar-Jharkhand was held at Jhumri Taliya on March 9, 2005^[4]
The 13th Bihar-Jharkhand State level Character Building Training Camp of All India Vivekananda Yuva Mahamandal was held at Jhumri Tilaiya on November 3 - 5, 2006

[edit] Demographics

The most popular language is Magahi, spoken by the Mahuri Vaishya community of this town. Apart from this, Punjabi, Bengali, Marwari, Hindi and English are also spoken by people in this town. As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Jhumri Tilaiya had a population of 69,444. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jhumri Tilaiya has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 52%. In Jhumri Tilaiya, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Educational institutes

There are 11 primary schools, 8 upper schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 higher secondary schools and 4 degree colleges in Jhumri Telaiya^[5].

Schools

Sainik School Tilaiya: It is the 12th in the chain of Sainik Schools established in different Indian states^[5]. It is a boys-only school and was established on September 16, 1963. It provides education from Class VI to XII.
Gandhi High School
Modern Public School
Adarsh Mahavidyalaya
ST.Joseph School
DAV Public School
CD Girls High School ( Founded by Mika Kings )
CH High School ( Founded by Mica Kings )
Grizzly Vidalaya
Purnima Vidya Mandir Telaiya ( Founded by Mica Kings )