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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dumka
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- City
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- Terracotta Temples of Maluti, Entrance gate of Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka rural area, Massanjore Dam
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- India Jharkhand#India3
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- right
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- Location in Jharkhand, India
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- Country
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- State
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- Jharkhand
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- District
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- Dumka
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- Division
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Dumka district
- Continent
- Asia
- Area
- +4404.02
- Elevation
- +137
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Dumka district
- Shares border with
- Deoghar
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- P1889
- Dumka district
Article
26 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- British Raj
- Post Independence
- Geography
- Demographics
- Religion and Languages
- Languages
- Climate
- Economy
- Culture
- Politics
- Education
- Tourist places
- Temples
- Tourist spots
- Natural places
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- Air
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Dumka, the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Birbhum district after the Santal Hool of 1855. Dumka was carved out of the southern part of Bihar along with 18 other districts on 15 November 2000 to form Jharkhand as the 28th state of India. Dumka is a peaceful and green city and also the sub-capital of Jharkhand. The nearest important cities are Suri and Deoghar.
== Etymology == There are two theories on how Dumka got its name. 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.