from Jamtara railway station. A fair is held at this place every year from 14 January to 27 January. Education Educational institutions in Jamtara District Headquarters include: Secondary: JBC+2 High School, Girls High School, Savitri Devi DAV Public School+2,St.Joseph's School, St. Anthony, Edwards English School, Jamtara Higher Secondary: Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya, Jamtara college, Women's college Graduation: Jamtara College, Jamtara Mahila College. Technical Educational: Women's ITI & Government ITI institute Demographics India census, Jamtara had a population of 29,415 with 89% Hindu & 10% Muslim. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Jamtara had an average literacy rate of 63.73%, lower than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy was 76.85%, and female literacy was 50.08%. In Jamtara, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age. Languages According to a 2011 census, Bengali was the most spoken language in Jamtara with 12,713 speakers followed by Hindi at 8,412, Khortha at 4,553 and Santali at 1,038. Climate Summer season - March to May Rainy season - June to September Winter season - October to February Min temperature - 2 °C in Winter Max temperature - 45 °C in Summer Height above sea level - Wind direction - south west to north east In popular culture Jamtara was featured in a Netflix show titled Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega. The TV Show revolves around a group of small-town young men who run a lucrative phishing operation, until a corrupt politician wants in on their scheme and a cop wants to fight it. See also Jamtara block References Jamtara