Jamui district

district of Bihar, India

Jamui District is one of the districts of Bihar, India. The district was formed on 21 February 1991, when it separated from Munger district.[1]

Jamui district
Naldanga Palace, Lattu hill, Simultala
Naldanga Palace, Lattu hill, Simultala
Location of Jamui district in Bihar
Location of Jamui district in Bihar
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionMunger
HeadquartersJamui
Government
 • District Magistrate cum CollectorAvnish Kumar Singh
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesJamui
Area
 • Total3,122 km2 (1,205 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,760,405
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy62.16 per cent
 • Sex ratio921
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Average annual precipitation1102 mm
Websitejamui.nic.in

The size of the Jamui District is 3,090 square kilometers.[2]

References change

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Srivastava, Dayawanti (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.