Dumka, the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India.
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16 Facts About Dumka
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The first one suggests that Dumka's name derives from the Santali word sumk for "shunted" or "small, " because during the British Raj, it was a small town compared to Rampurhat and Bhagalpur.
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In 1769 Dumka remained a Ghatwali police post under Birbhum District of Bengal.
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In 1865 Dumka was made an independent district after being carved out of Bhagalpur.
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On 1872 Dumka was made headquarters of the whole district of Santal Pargana.
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In 2011 Dumka is connected with the newly built Jasidih-Dumka railway line.
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The Dumka city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every five years.
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Dumka has a humid subtropical climate, with warm, wet summers and mild winters.
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Dumka District contains many Hindu temples, such as Basukinath, Sirshanath, Maluti Mandir, Shiv Pahar and Dharamsthana.
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Phulo-Jhano Murmu College of Dairy Technology at Hansdiha, Dumka is Jharkhand's first Dairy Technology college established in 2019.
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GTRTC, Dumka was established in 2007 by the Department of Industries, Government of Jharkahnd with the assistance of Ministry of MSME, Government of India.
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In July 2011, Dumka was connected to Jasidih with the newly built Jasidih - Dumka railway line.
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Dumka is connected by road to the neighboring cities such as Deoghar, Bhagalpur, Dhanbad, Rampurhat.
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