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Jamui

Jamui in Bihar. Explore its public directory, history, places, personalities and election references.

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Jamui district is a district among 38 districts of Bihar state, India. The district was formed on 21 February 1991, when it was separated from Munger district. The district headquarters is Jamui. It is located at a longitude of 86° 13'E and the latitude is 24° 55'N.

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History & identity

The story of Jamui

Various literature indicates that Jamui was once known as Jambhiyaagram. According to Jainism, the 24th Tirthankara lord Mahavira attained omniscience (Kevala Jnana) in Jambhiyagram situated on the bank of river named Ujjihuvaliya. Another place traced as "Jrimbhikgram" on the bank of Rijuvalika river, resembles Jambhiyagram, Ujjhuvaliya. The Hindi translation of the words Jambhiya and Jrimbhikgram is Jamuhi which is developed in the recent time as Jamui. With the passage of time, the river Ujhuvaliya /Rijuvalika is supposed to be developed as the river Ulai and as such both the place are still found in Jamui. The Ulai river is still...

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Jamui: food, crops, crafts & local products

Food processing · PMFME ODOP

Minor Forest Produce (Jackfruit etc.)

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries lists these food-product priorities for this district in its dated PMFME One District One Product record. This identifies programme focus, rather than current crop output or the district’s complete food culture.

District name in source: Jamui
Source date: 2025-02-06

District products · ODOP reference

Crochet Goods
Jackfruit

These products appear against this district in the linked One District One Product catalogue. They are documented product associations, rather than a current industrial census or a complete list of local businesses.

District name in source: Jamui
Source date: 2025-08-19

People connected with Jamui

8 public personality references

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Chandrashekhar Singh

Chandrashekhar Singh (17 August 1927 – 9 July 1986) was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the 16th Chief Minister of Bihar from August 1983 to March 1985....

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Digvijay Singh

Digvijay Singh (14 November 1955 – 24 June 2010) was an Indian politician from the state of Bihar, and an associate of George Fernandes of Janata Dal and later Samata Party, now...

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Indrajeet Prasad Gupta

Indrajeet Prasad Gupta (born c. 1970) is an Indian politician and the National President of the Indian Inclusive Party. He currently serves as the Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the...

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Md Zabir Ansari

Md Zabir Ansari (born 1 February 1997; Hindi: मोहम्मद ज़ाबिर अंसारी) is an Indian Karate player. He represents India in various Karate tournaments, across the globe. He secured a Gold in the...

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Nayan Tara Das

Nayan Tara Das (born 1 January 1915, date of death unknown) was member of 1st Lok Sabha from Jamui (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar. He was born in Puranigunj, Monghyr. He was...

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Onkarnath Baranwal

Onkarnath Baranwal (Hindi: ओंकारनाथ बरनवाल) is a politician from Batiya, Bihar, in eastern India. He won election 2010 from Chakai constitute by Jharkhand Vikas Morcha party. He was born in 1970 in...

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Savitri Devi

Savitri Devi (born 1948) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar, India. She is a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Chakai Assembly constituency in Jamui district. She won...

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Shreyasi Singh

Shreyasi Singh (born 29 August 1991) is an Indian sports shooter and politician. She competes in the double trap event. She won a gold medal in the Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth...

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Jamui: official travel, agriculture & local information

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