title: Jarmundi, Dumka
text: # Jarmundi, Dumka
  
  Jarmundi is a village in the Jarmundi CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Location
  
  Jarmundi is located at 24°23′55″N 87°02′47″E﻿ / ﻿24.3987°N 87.046389°E﻿ / 24.3987; 87.046389.
  
  In the map of Jarmundi CD block in the District Census Handbook, Dumka, Jarmundi is shown as being part of Basukinath Nagar Palika.
  
  ### Overview
  
  The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.
  
  Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.
  
  ## Civic administration
  
  ### Police station
  
  There is a police station at Jarmundi.
  
  ### CD block HQ
  
  Headquarters of Jarmundi CD block is at Jarmundi village.
  
  ## Transport
  
  Basukinath railway station is on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line.
  
  ## Education
  
  Baba Basukinath Parwati Inter College, at Basukinath, is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2000. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.
  
  St. Joseph's School Jarmundi is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.
  
  Model School Jarmundi is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.
  
  ## Culture
  
  Hindus in large numbers gather at Basukuinath temple to worship Lord Shiva.
  
  