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Mihijam - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 23°52′N 86°52′E / 23.87°N 86.87°E

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Mihijam
Town
Mihijam Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Mihijam Mihijam (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°52′N 86°52′E / 23.87°N 86.87°E / 23.87; 86.87
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	40,463
Languages (*For language details see Jamtara block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	815354
Vehicle registration	JH 21
Website	jamtara.nic.in

Mihijam is a town and a notified area in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[2]

Geography

15km
10miles

Mayurakshi River

Ajay River

Barakar River

Massanjore
Dam

Rasikpur

Purana
Dumka

Dudhani

Karmatanr

Mihijam

Jamtara

Basukinath

Dumka

Madhupur

Jasidih

Deoghar

Narayanpur

Nala

Kundahit

Fatehpur

Bindapathar

Basudih

Bagdahari

Tongra

Taljhari

Shikaripara

Saraiyahat

Ranishwar

Ramgarh

Masalia

Maluti

Kathikund

Jarmundi

Jama

Hansdiha

Gopikandar

Sarwan

Sarath

Palojori

Mohanpur

Margomunda

Karon

Devipur

Sonaraithari

Chitra

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

Location

Mihijam is located at 23°52′N 86°52′E / 23.87°N 86.87°E / 23.87; 86.87

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.^[3]

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.

History

In 1922, Mahendranath Gupta lived in Mihijam for nine months.^[4]^: 64

Transport

The city has a bus stand in front of the Chittaranjan railway station. The Bus stand hosts many buses either originating or coming from different parts of Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal, Further the Chittaranjan Railway Station helps it connect with almost all of the cities in India directly through train service. Nearest domestic airport is Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Durgapur.

Other notable details

It is well known for Homeopathy. The Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital of Mihijam affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University Jamtara, Jharkhand, India was the first Homeopathic college in India and hence it is very popular among students.

Languages

Languages spoken in Mihijam Town (2011)^[5]

Hindi (48.02%)

Bengali (16.30%)

Bhojpuri (8.41%)

Magadhi (8.05%)

Khortha (7.51%)

Santali (4.21%)

Others (7.47%)

References

^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ "Mihijham Nagar Parishad".
^ Roychoudhury, P.C. (1965). "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ Gupta, Dharm Pal (1989). A Short Life of M., The Writer of the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (revised ed.). Chandigarh, India: Sri Ramakrishna Sri Ma Prakashan Trust. OCLC 33327769. (original edition 1977)
^ 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in

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Cities, municipal
and census towns

Deoghar district	Deoghar Jasidih Madhupur
Dumka district	Basukinath Dudhani Dumka Purana Dumka Rasikpur
Godda district	Godda Mahagama Sarauni
Jamtara district	Jamtara Karmatanr Mihijam
Pakur district	Kumarpur Pakur Raghunandanpur Sagarmpur
Sahebganj district	Barharwa Berhait Bazar Berhait Santali Borio Patra Rajmahal Sahebganj Tin Pahar

Locations
other than cities and towns

Deoghar district	Chitra Devipur Karon Margomunda Mohanpur Palojori Sarath Sarwan Sonaraithari
Dumka district	Gopikanadar Hansdiha Jama Jarmundi Kathikund Maluti Masalia Ramgarh Ranishwar Saraiyahat Shikaripara Taljhari Tongra
Godda district	Bara Boarijore Basantrai Belbadda Dewdanr Dhamri Hanwara Lalmatia Lalmatia Colliery Mehrma Motia Parsa Pathargama Poraiyahat Rajabhita Sunderpahari
Jamtara district	Bagdahari Basudih Bindapathar Fatehpur Kundahit Nala Narayanpur
Pakur district	Amrapara Hiranpur Litipara Maheshpur Pakuria Panchuara
Sahebganj district	Bhognadih Kotalpokhar Mandro Damin Bazar Mirzachauki Moti Jharna Pathna Radhanagar Ranga Sakrigali Teliagarhi Taljhari Udhwa