Telaiya has numerous sponge iron plants and mica units. The Telaiya Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) is an upcoming coal-based power in the Hazaribagh district, not far away from Jhumri Telaiya. The Koderma Thermal Power station at Banjhedih is another power plant in the area. On the banking sector, many national and private banks are available including State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, United Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank etc. along with their ATMs. Demographics As per 2011 Census of India Jhumri Telaiya Nagar Parishad had a total population of 87,867, of which 45,903 were males and 41,963 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 4,601 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 197. As of 2001 India census, Jhumri Telaiya had a population of 69,444. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jhumri Teliya has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 52%. In Jhumri Teliya, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Khortha is the major language spoken in the town. Apart from this Hindi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Bengali, Marwari, and English are also spoken by people in this town. Literacy As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Jhumri Telaiya Nagar Parishad was 60,076, out of which 34,398 were males and 25,678 were females. Education There are over 25 schools in and around Jhumri Telaiya, including PVSS D.A V. Public School, Sainik School, Grizzly Vidyalaya and Saraswati Shishu Mandir. The colleges in the town include: Basukala Private Industrial Training Institute Chatthuram Horilram Intermediate College Grizzly College of Education Jagannath Jain College (JJ College) Jharkhand Vidhi Mahavidyalaya Jhumri Telaiya Commerce College, Karma Ramgovind Group of Colleges Ramgovind Institute of Technology, the only B.Tech. engineering college in the town Ramgovind Polytechnic Institute, the only diploma engineering college in the town Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav College Government Polytechnic, Koderma There are also industrial training institutes and other vocational training centres in the town. References External links Thumbnail pictures of the Jhumri Telaiya town and Telaiya damImages of Telaiya Dam Website of Jhumri Telaiya Cities and towns in Koderma district