jhumritelaiya

Old bus stand

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. It is situated in the Damodar Valley.

Jhumri Taliya is located at 24.43°N 85.52°E. It has an average elevation of 384 m (1,260 ft). It is situated about eight kilometres from Koderma. The entire town is divided by the grand cord line ofEastern Railway, which passes through the middle of the town.

There are 12 primary schools, 8 upper schools,5 secondary schools, 2 higher secondary schools and 4 degree colleges in Jhumri Telaiya

Telaiya dam is the first dam and hydro-electric power station constructed by the Damodar Valley Corporation across Damodar River. The dam has historic significance since it is the first dam built in post-independent India and it was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru. The dam is 1,200 ft long (370 m) and 99 ft high (30 m). The Telaiya reservoir is spread over 36 km² area. There are many educational institutes within the vicinity of Telaiya dam. The most famous of them is Sainik School (Army School) Telaiya. The entire area is surrounded by lush green vegetataion. This is an ideal place for a picnic. The main objective of the dam was controlling floods. There is a hydroelectricpower station, which a capacity of 4MW. The dam and its surroundings are also a tourist attraction.

The reservoir was stocked with 181,449 fingerlings of mrigal, 103,480 fingerlings of rohu and 27,211 fingerlings of catla fish in 1968. This heavy stocking did not affect the fishery until 1970-71, largely due to the presence of the predatory catfish. Other predatory fish species such as Notopterus chitala andBarilius bola were also common.

Places of interest near Jhumri Taliya include Rajgir, Nalanda, Hazaribagh National Park, Sonbhandar Caves (rumored to have hidden Mauryan treasures), Sammed Shikhar (Jain pilgrimage), Dhwajadhari Hill, Satagawan Petro falls, the tomb of Sant Paramhans Baba at Domchanch, Makamaro Hills, and Shaktipeeth Maa Chanchala Devi.

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