Demonym(s) Jamalpurites Area 10 km² Local time Sunday 12:22 AM | Elevation 151 m (495 ft) Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 105,221 (2011) | |
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Weather 20°C, Wind SE at 2 km/h, 51% Humidity Neighborhoods Rampur Colony, Daulatpur Rail Colony, Rampur Maidan Colony, Nakki Nagar, East Colony, BMP 9 | ||
Jamalpur (Angika: जामालपुर, Bengali: জামালপুর, English :Hindi:जमालपुर, Maithili:জামানপুব, Urdu:جمالپور) is a city in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated 9 km from Munger city center. Jamlalpur is a part of Munger-Jamalpur twin cities.
Contents
- Map of Jamalpur Bihar
- Geography
- Demographics
- Locomotive workshop
- Ananda Marga
- Places of interest
- Education
- References
Map of Jamalpur, Bihar
The name Jamalpur literally means Jamal (beautiful) pur (town). Jamalpur is best known for the Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop, which employs over 25,000 people at its training institution, The Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. The town was established in 1862 during the British Raj, with the Railways Institute forming its cultural hub.
Geography
Jamalpur is located at 25.314236°N 86.489525°E / 25.314236; 86.489525 at an average elevation of 151 metres (495 ft).
The suburb is a part of Munger city. The city centre of Munger is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Jamalpur area of Munger city. There is a road as well as a rail link throughout these areas, the rail link has been completed recentlyMunger Ganga Bridge. Jamalpur is an overnight rail or road journey from Kolkata.
The nearest airport is Munger Airport near Safiyabad area of the Munger city.The nearest commercial domestic airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna, 199 kilometres (124 mi) away. The nearest international airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, 460 kilometres (290 mi) from Jamalpur on NH80.
Demographics
As of the 2011 census, Jamalpur has a population of 105,221, with a ratio of 871 females for every 1,000 males. The average literacy rate is 87.38%; for men it is 92.58%, and for women it is 81.40%. There are 12,298 children in Jamalpur aged 0 to 6, with a ratio of 867 girls for every 1,000 boys.
Locomotive workshop
The Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop was the first full-fledged railway workshop facility in India, founded on 8 Feb 1862 by the East Indian Railway Company. The Jamalpur site was chosen for its proximity both to the Sahibganj loop, which was the main trunk route at the time, and to the communities of gunsmiths and other mechanical craftsmen in Bihar.
The workshop was initially for repairing locomotives, and assembling new ones from salvaged parts. By the early 20th century, however, it had progressed to producing its own locomotives. It produced the first one, CA 764 "Lady Curzon", in 1899. In 1893, it became the site of the first railway foundry in India. It also had a workshop for repairing and building boilers. Today it has a foundry, metallurgical lab facilities, and machine tool facilities. Its rolling mill and nut and bolt shop ceased operation in 1984.
The school attached to the workshop eventually became the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE).
Ananda Marga
The Ananda Marga movement was founded here by Jamalpur native Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar in 1955.
Famous Homeopathy Physician Late Dr J N Goshdostidar till 1980
Places of interest
Education
Jamalpur is well known for IRIMEE, the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Other institutes include: