Jamtara

Jamtara
City/Municipality
Clock tower chowk with statue of Veer Kunwar Singh on horse back
Clock tower chowk with statue of Veer Kunwar Singh on horse back
Jamtara is located in Jharkhand
Jamtara
Jamtara
Location in Jharkhand, India
Jamtara is located in India
Jamtara
Jamtara
Jamtara (India)
Coordinates: 23°57′48″N 86°48′05″E / 23.9633°N 86.8014°E / 23.9633; 86.8014
Country India
State Jharkhand
DistrictJamtara
Area
 • Total1,802 km2 (696 sq mi)
Elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total90,426
 • Density439/km2 (1,140/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Jamtara block#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
815351
Telephone code06433
Vehicle registrationJH-21
Sex ratio959 /
Websitejamtara.nic.in

Jamtara is a city and a notified area in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of the eponymous district, subdivision and community development block.

It is also nicknamed the phishing capital of India. It got this title because there were numerous incidents of phishing across the country whose centre point was there.[1] In the span of two years between April 2015 and March 2017, police from 12 Indian states reportedly made 23 journeys to Jamtara. They did so to investigate cybercrimes — primarily phishing that were emanating from one of the most underdeveloped districts, was responsible for 8 percent of them by some estimates.[2] Those involved had bought luxury SUVs and put up fancy bungalows next to ramshackle cottages.

  1. ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (12 August 2017). "The cyber con 'artists' of Jharkhand's Jamtara district". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ "ED raids 5 locations in Jharkhand in first cyber conning PMLA case". The Economic Times.