Jhumri Telaiya
Jhumri Tilaiya is a town situated in the north-western region of Koderma District in Jharkhand, India. It is one of the only two towns in the Koderma district, the other being Koderma[1]. It is situated in the Damodar River valley. Alternate spellings include Jhumri Telaiya and Jhumri Talaiya.
History
Jhumri Tilaiya was once a major mica mining centre. While laying a railroad through Koderma in 1890s, the British first discovered vast mica deposits in this region[2]. Mining activities started soon after and many mining houses set up business in this region. The biggest mica mining house was CH Private Ltd, started by Chattu Ram Bhadani and Horil Ram Bhadani. Prosperous businessmen built huge mansions in Jhumri Tilaiya. Mercedes and Porsche cars, and thoroughbreds from Arabia used to be common in Jhumri Tilaiya. The town once boasted of maximum number of phone connections and phone calls made in India[2]. Most of the mica used to be exported to USSR, for space and military equipment. With dissolution of USSR and discovery of a synthetic substitute for mica, the mining activity declined in 1990s[1]. The huge mansions belonging to the mine owners, sprawling over acres of land, can still be found in the town. Mica Kings, which controlled the largest share of mica mining and export activity in the world at a time, is still active in Jhumri Tilaiya (2006).
Vividh Bharati
Jhumri Tilaiya was originally a sleepy mining town, which became famous in India due to its connection with Vividh Bharati programmes. When television channels and FM radio stations were not common, Vividh Bharati radio programmes were very popular in India. A large number of song requests for the Vividh Bharati programmes would come from Jhumri Tilaiya[1]. Youngsters in the town would compete on who sent out the maximum song requests in a day or month. Almost all Vividh Bharati Radio listeners were aware of the name of this town. Some people used to doubt the existance of Jhumri Tilaiya, thinking of it as some imaginary place[1].
During my business trips or in airport when ever I had met celeberity specially from film world believed that Jhumri Telaiya is a imaginery town,when i said I had lived in this place he took my telephone number and another star rang up to check if what I said was correct and because of JT we are still friends and visit each other.
==Geography==Jhumri Tilaiya is situated about six kilometers from Koderma, close to Bodh Gaya.The entire town is divided by the grand cord line which passes through the mid of the town .
Telaiya dam and reservoir
Telaiya dam is the first dam and hydro-electric power station constructed by the Damodar Valley Corporation across Barakar River. The dam is 1200 ft long and 99 ft high. The Telaiya reservoir is spread over 36 sq km area[3]. The main objective of dam was controlling flood. There is a hydroelectric power station, which a capacity of 4MW. The dam and its surroundings are also a tourist attraction.
The reservoir was stocked with 181449 fingerlings of mrigal, 103480 fingerlings of rohu and 27211 fingerlings of catla fish in the year 1968. This heavy stocking did not affect the fishery till 1970-71, largely due to the presence of the predatory catfish. Other predatory fish species such as Notopterus chitala and Barilius bola were also common[1].
Administration
Jhumri Tilaiya is situated in the Kodarma block of the district. The PIN code of Jhumri Tilaiya is 825409.
Transport
The nearest railway station is at Koderma, which is connected to Delhi, Kolkata, and Bhubaneswar. Buses, jeeps, and three wheelers connect Jhumri Tilaiya to Koderma. The nearest airport is Ranchi (122 km). Bokaro (87 km) is another nearby railway station.Highway that crosses Jhumri Telaiya is popularly known as Ranchi Patna Road .
Facilities
Medical
- Parvati Clinic
- Durga Pali Clinic
- Raj Nursing Home
- Shiv-Parvati Home
- City Nursing Home
Others
- Lions Club of Jhumri Tilaiya
- Rotary Club of jhumri Telaiya
Events
The Nirankari Regional-level Samagam for Bihar-Jharkhand was held at Jhumri Taliya on March 9, 2005[4]
Educational institutes
There are 11 primary schools, 8 upper schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 higher secondary schools and 4 degree colleges in Jhumri Telaiya[5].
Schools
- Sainik School Tilaiya: It is the 12th in the chain of Sainik Schools established in different Indian states[5]. It is a boys-only school and was established on September 16, 1963. It provides education from Class VI to XII.
- Gandhi High School
- Modern Public School
- Adarsh Mahavidyalaya
- ST.Joseph School
- DAV Public School
- CD Girls High School ( Founded by Mika Kings )
- CH High School ( Founded by Mica Kings )
- Grizzly Vidalaya
- Purnima Vidya Mandir Telaiya ( Founded by Mica Kings )
Colleges
- Chatthuram Horilram Intermediate College (CHIC)
- Jagannath Jain College (JJ College)
Business
Jhumri Telaiya town is like any other small town of India . Main commercial area of the town is known as Jhanda Chowk .
Languages
Most popular language is Magahi spoken by Mahuri vaishya community of this town . Apart from this Punjabi , Bengali , Marwari , Hindi and English are also spoken by people in this town .
Entertainment
There are two movie hall named Jawahar Talkies and Purnima Talkies . Movies of Mithun Da and Mandakini are very popular in this town
Restaurant
THe most popular sweet in this town is Kalakand . Its a refined form of Mawa , Tofu and Sugar . Most popular restaurant is Kanaihya Mishtan .
References
- ^ a b c d e "Official website of Koderma District: Overview". Retrieved 2006-10-06.
- ^ a b "A rags to riches to rags story". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2006-10-06.
- ^ "Official website of Koderma District: Tourism". Retrieved 2006-10-06.
- ^ "[[Nirankari]] Regional-level Samagam". Retrieved 2006-10-06.
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