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Jamui 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. It is located at a longitude of 86° 13'E and the latitude is 24° 55'N. The present collector and District Magistrate of Jamui is Shri Rakesh Kumar.

Topography: The soil pattern of the district differs widely due to topography of the region. Forest: The District contains 204734 acre forest which covers 21.28% of the total area. Minerals: one of the important district in Bihar where different types of ores & Minerals are found. Gold: 44 percent of the country's gold is in the Sono area of Jamui district. Bihar has the largest gold reserves in the country. It was told that there is a total primary gold ore reserves of 501.83 tonnes in the country, of which 654.74 tonnes are gold metal, of which 44 percent gold has been found only in Bihar. In the Sono field of Jamui district of the state, 222.885 million tonnes of gold metal reserves including 37.6 tonnes of metal ore have been found.

Various literature indicates the fact that Jamui was known as Jambhiyaagram. According to Jains, 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 flowing nearby Jamui. The old name of Jamui has been traced as Jambhubani in a copper plate which has been kept in Patna Museum. This plate clarifies that in the 12th century, Jambhubani was today's Jamui. Thus, the two ancient names as Jambhiyagram and Jambubani prove that this district was important as a religious place for Jains, and it was also a place of Gupta Empire. In the 19th century; the historian Buchanan also visited this place in 1811 and found the historical facts. According to other historians Jamui, was also famous in the era of the Mahabharata. According to available literature, Jamui was related to Gupta and Pala rulers before the 12th century. But after that this place became famous for Chandel rulers. Prior to Chandel Raj, this place was ruled by Nigoria, who was defeated by Chandels and the dynasty of Chandela founded in the 13th century. The kingdom of Chandels spread over the whole of Jamui. According to Joseph David Freedone Melik Beglar there is the ruin of an old fort in indpe which belongs to Nigoria ruler. Chirag Paswan is the current Member of Parliament from Jamui. The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor.

Jamui district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Yamdena Island. The district has untapped reserves of resources including mica, coal, gold and iron ore. Situated along the Bihar Jharkhand border, Jamui is dotted with hills and the small retreat town of Simultala falls within the Jhajha block, on the main Delhi Howrah rail line. The town of Gidhaur, situated away was the seat of kings during the British Raj and many buildings from the period still survive. Minto Tower in Gidhaur is a prime example of architecture from the period.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Jamui one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

No. of Police District 1
No. of Sub Divisions 1
No. of Police Sub Divisions 2
No. of Blocks 10
No. of Circles 10
No. of Police Stations 12
No. of Panchayats 153
No. of Villages 1,528

Subdivision Block No. Of Panchayat No. of Villages Jamui Jamui 12 081 Khaira 22 120 Sikandra 14 068 Islamnagar Aliganj 13 069 Laxmipur 13 082 Gidhaur 08 020 Barhat 09 043 Sono 19 250 Chakai 23 600 Jhajha 20 197 Total 153 1530

According to the 2011 census Jamui district has a population of 1,760,405, roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia or the US state of Nebraska. This gives it a ranking of 273rd in India (out of a total of 640).

Jamui Railway Station, station code JMU, is one of the major railway stations in Danapur division of East Central Railway. Jamui is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai Patna route which runs along the historic Grand Trunk road. Jamui Station serves the headquarters of Jamui district in the Indian state of Bihar. Railways and roads are the main means of transport in the region. The Jamui railway station is in Howrah Patna Mughalsarai main line. Most of the Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi, Tatanagar stop here.

Chandrashekhar Singh Sangrahalaya founded on 16 March 1983. Total number of archaeological remains in this museum is 178. Various statues of Lord Vishnu, Lord Buddha, Goddess Uma, Durga, Surya, ancient rocks and terracotta seals etc. are available.

In 1987 Jamui district became home to the Nagi Dam Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of It is also home to the Nakti Dam Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1987 and has an area of .

Jamui District is progressing very fast in the field of Sports and Games. The organizations like Jamui district Amateur Athletics Association, District Football Association, District Women Football Association, District Cricket Association, District Kabaddi Association etc. are actively participating in promotion. of games and sports. The existence of such large number of associations and organizations concerned with such a large variety of sports & games points to the vitality, interest & involvement of the local people in these fields. The leadership provided by Lt. Parasnath Bariyar, Tapeshwar Pd. Bariyar, Hoda Sahed, Kamta Pd. Singh, Mr Vicky Kumar, Nathu Ram, Kaushal Kumar Yadav and Kedar Pd. Singh in field of sports and games had raised the position of Jamui to the state level as early as two or three decades ago. And now our jamui is representing National and International level with rifle shooters Shreyasi Singh and Kumar Divya. Recently, 1st District Level Athletics Meet, 11th State Level President Cup Football Tournament, Late Shukra Das Cricket Tournament has been organized successfully. There are two stadiums namely Jamui Stadium, Jamui & Kumar Surendra Pratap Singh Stadium, Gidhaur and one Special Area Game Centre at Gidhaur in the district.