Geography
Dumka is located at 24°16′N 87°15′E / 24.27°N 87.25°E / 24.27; 87.25. It has an average elevation of 137 metres (449 feet).
The Dumka district has an area of 3716.02 km2 and consists of only one sub division namely Dumka. Under the Dumka sub division, there are 10 blocks namely Dumka, Gopikander, Jama, Jarmundi, Kathikund, Maslia, Ramgarh, Raneshwar, Shikaripara and Saraiyahat.
Dumka District have many popular temples like Basukinath, Sirshanath, Maluti Mandir, Shiv Pahar, Dharamsthana. A lots of crowd visit these place during the month of Sawan. Babadham is also the most popular temple but it is situated in Deoghar District near the Dumka District.
| Deoghar, Allahabad, Kanpur, New Delhi | Bhagalpur, Purnia, Godda, Hashdia | Siliguri, Guwahati, Shillong | ||
| Giridih, Hazaribagh | Rampurhat, Dhaka, Aizawl | |||
| Dumka | ||||
| Dhanbad, Chittranjan | Rourkela, Asansol, Durgapur | Suri, Kolkata, Bay of Bengal |
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