Culture & Heritage Much of the culture of Jamtara is influenced from that of West Bengal which is quite near to this part of Jharkhand. Most of the people residing in Jamtara are Hindus with Hindi being the common understandable language of the region apart from this Bengali and Santhali are also Spoken . Jamtara is new district created by separating from Dumka district. It is bounded by Deoghar district in north, Dumka and West Bengal in the east, Dhanbad and West Bengal in the south and Giridih in the west. Jamtara is a city and a notified area in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of the eponymous district, subdivision and community development block. Learn about the Jharkhand State Roads Project that aims to upgrade and improve the state highway section of Gobindpur – Jamtara – Dumka – Barhet – Sahebganj. Find out the impacts, benefits and measures of the project on the local people and the environment.
