Mihijam

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Mihijam
Town
Mihijam Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Mihijam Mihijam (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°52′N 86°52′E / 23.87°N 86.87°E / 23.87; 86.87
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	40,463
Languages (*For language details see Jamtara block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	815354
Vehicle registration	JH 21
Website	jamtara.nic.in

Mihijam is a town and a notified area in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[2]

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Mayurakshi River

Ajay River

Barakar River

Massanjore
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Rasikpur

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Purana
Dumka

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Dudhani

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Karmatanr

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Mihijam

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Jamtara

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Basukinath

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Dumka

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Madhupur

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Jasidih

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Deoghar

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Narayanpur

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Nala

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Kundahit

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Fatehpur

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Bindapathar

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Basudih

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Bagdahari

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Tongra

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Taljhari

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Shikaripara

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Saraiyahat

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Ranishwar

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Ramgarh

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Masalia

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Maluti

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Kathikund

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Jarmundi

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Jama

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Hansdiha

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Gopikandar

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Sarwan

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Sarath

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Palojori

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Mohanpur

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Margomunda

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Karon

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Devipur

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Sonaraithari

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Chitra

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Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Mihijam is located at 23°52′N 86°52′E / 23.87°N 86.87°E / 23.87; 86.87

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.^[3]

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.

In 1922, Mahendranath Gupta lived in Mihijam for nine months.^[4]: 64

The city has a bus stand in front of the Chittaranjan railway station. The Bus stand hosts many buses either originating or coming from different parts of Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal, Further the Chittaranjan Railway Station helps it connect with almost all of the cities in India directly through train service. Nearest domestic airport is Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Durgapur.

It is well known for Homeopathy. The Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital of Mihijam affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University Jamtara, Jharkhand, India was the first Homeopathic college in India and hence it is very popular among students.