Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, and Bodding created the first alphabet for the Santhals. The NELC-church was created as a Lutheran Church in this area - before the Catholics had established a mission in this area at all. On 1902 The first municipality was established. FInally in 1920 Motor cars and buses were introduced. Post Independence Firstly on 1952 The Apostolic Prefecture of Malda was erected. In 1962, it was promoted to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka. Then in 1983 Dumka was made the divisional headquarters of Santhal Pargana. On 15 November 2000 Dumka became the sub-capital of Jharkhand. In 2011 Dumka is connected with the newly built Jasidih-Dumka railway line. On 2012 Intercity express to Ranchi started via Jasidih. Later in 2017 Jharkhand opens pilot training center in Dumka. Finally on 2018 Four-lane road from Dudhani to Tata Showroom constructed. Geography Dumka is located at . It has an average elevation of 137 metres (449 feet). Demographics India census, Dumka is a Nagar Parishad city in district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Dumka city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every five years. The Dumka Nagar Parishad has population of 47,584 of which 25,364 are males while 22,220 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of children with age of 0-6 is 5371 which is 11.29% of total population of Dumka (Nagar Parishad). In Dumka Nagar Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 876 against state average of 948. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Dumka is around 891 compared to Jharkhand state average of 948. Literacy rate of Dumka city is 89.92% higher than state average of 66.41%. In Dumka, Male literacy is around 93.46% while female literacy rate is 85.87%. Religion and Languages The Catholic minority is served by its own Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka. Besides the official language Hindi, Urdu, Santali and Bengali are important. Here the major religions are: Hinduism Islam Christianity Jainism Climate Dumka has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa), with warm, wet summers and mild winters. Economy Shopping Malls There are six Shopping Malls in Dumka. V-Mart: This is the first mall to be opened in Dumka and this is situated near Veer Kuwar Singh Chowk, Dumka. M-Baazar: This is situated below Hotel Suvidha, near Marwari Chowk. 1-India Family Mart: This is situated in Thana Road, Dumka. Bazaar India: This is situated in Bhagalpur Road,