Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam, Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
In the map of Jarmundi CD block in the District Census Handbook, Dumka, Jarmundi is shown as being part of BasukinathNagar Palika.[1]
Overview
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.
Baba Basukinath Parwati Inter College, at Basukinath, is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2000. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.[6]
St. Joseph's School Jarmundi is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.[7]
Model School Jarmundi is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[8]
Culture
Hindus in large numbers gather at Basukuinath temple to worship Lord Shiva.[9][10]